SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How much weight of air is always over your head?
A
1 kg
B
1000 kg
C
100 kg
D
10 kg
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: 1000 kg of weight of air is always over your head . Even though air molecules are too small to observe or to see all the molecules of air in the atmosphere above your head weight something . This combined weight of the air resembles a pressure on your body which is approximately equals to 1000 Kg/m.

Detailed explanation-2: -One atmosphere is equal to the weight of the earth’s atmosphere at sea level, about 14.7 pounds per square inch. If you are at sea level, each square inch of your surface is subjected to a force of 14.7 pounds.

Detailed explanation-3: -Believe it or not, the average human head weighs around 5kg or 11lbs. That’s more than most new-born babies and all that is balanced on just 7 vertebrae in your neck and supported by around 20 muscles that are responsible for moving your head around and keeping that weight in place.

Detailed explanation-4: -We know that air weighs 14.7 psi or pounds per square inch at sea level – meaning about 15 pounds are pressing down on every square inch of you. In other words, that’s about the weight of car pressing down on you all the time!

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