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When the Upward-Directed Pressure Gradient Force Is in Balance with the Downward

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When the upward-directed pressure gradient force is in balance with the downward pull of gravity, the atmosphere is in ____.


A) hydrostatic equilibrium
B) unstable equilibrium
C) geostrophic balance
D) isobaric balance

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