The pressure increase experienced by equipment lowered to a depth of 1000 m is approximately ________.
A) 10 atmospheres
B) 100 atmospheres
C) 1000 atmospheres
D) 10,000 atmospheres
E) None of these is correct.

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The pressure increases by approximately 1 atmosphere for every 10 meters of depth. Therefore, at a depth of 1000 meters, the pressure increase would be approximately 100 atmospheres.

The Pressure Increase Experienced by Equipment Lowered to a Depth