In accordance with the pressure gradient a. air is less tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves away from low pressure zones. b. air is more tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves away from low pressure zones c. air is more tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves toward low pressure zones. d. air is less tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves toward low pressure zones.

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Itsy

30 August, 03:01

In accordance with the pressure gradient a. air is less tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves away from low pressure zones. b. air is more tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves away from low pressure zones c. air is more tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves toward low pressure zones. d. air is less tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves toward low pressure zones.

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Miller · Answer 1

b. air is more tightly packed in high pressure zones and moves away from low pressure zones

Explanation:

Pressure gradient is of describes as the change of the atmospheric pressure to the horizontal distance covered.

It is a dimentional quantity as it expresses in Pascal/meter.

Pressure gradient results in force which is directed from high to low pressure and due to such applied pressure the air is tightly packed.