You can balance a seesaw when the torques are balanced in equilibrium â that is, when the sum of the torques is zero and the torques on one side of the fulcrum are equal and opposite to the torques on the other side. For this activity the force is just the weight of the mass given by w = mg.
Likewise, as elevation increases, there is less overlying atmospheric mass, so that atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing elevation.he boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure around the water. Because of this, the boiling point of water is lower at lower pressure and higher at higher pressure.
The standard constant value used for atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1 atm (standard atmosphere) which equals 101325 pascals in SI units, and is equivalent to 29.9213 inches of mercury.he standard atmosphere value has many uses in atmospheric calculations and one example of this is the FAA procedures for setting aircraft altimeters at altitudes of 18,000 feet and above to ensure all aircraft are using the same pressure reference when measuring the height above sea level.