The atmospheric pressure at any location on Earth's surface is due to the:
1. combined exhaling of all living creatures.
2. evaporation of water from the oceans and seas.
3. the heating of the entire atmosphere by the Sun.
4. the weight of the air above that location.

4. The weight of the air above that location.

Explanation:

According to Hydrostatics, the pressure is directly proportional to fluid density, gravitational constant and height of the fluid column. That is to say:

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

d. the polar jet stream   lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds should be your answer

question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals