Sentences with phrase «air above us compresses»
At sea level, because air is compressible, the weight of all that air above us compresses the air around us, making it denser.
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Air above the folds is alternately compressed and decompressed, creating sound waves.
This motorcycle runs on compressed air, rather than polluting gas (like the one shown above).
As the waves rise, the air inside each column (above sea level) is compressed and forced out of a small opening at the top.
The air at the bottom has a higher temperature as a consequence of being compressed by the mass of air above being acted upon by gravity.
The rising water compresses the air column above it.
The gas molecules at the bottom, or those closest to the Earth's surface where we all live, are compressed by the weight of the air above them.
So if I compress air into tank until the compressional heating raises it above the boiling point of water then I can use it to run a steam engine forever, right?