You are originally 1.0 m beneath the surface of a pool. If you dive to 2.0 m beneath the surface, what happens to the absolute pressure on you?
A)It quadruples.
B)It more than doubles.
C)It doubles.
D)It less than doubles.
E)It does not change.

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The absolute pressure increases with depth, but it does not double because the atmospheric pressure at the surface also contributes to the total pressure. The increase in pressure is due to the additional water column above, which is less than double the original pressure.

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