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Question
Nose bleeding may occur at a high altitude because
Options
the atmospheric pressure decreases
the oxygen content of atmosphere decreases
the atmospheric pressure increasess
there are strong air currents at the high altitude
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Solution
the atmospheric pressure decreases
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