Assertion: atmospheric pressure | /r/Causes | a column of mercury
Facets:
value: in a mercury barometer
type: LOCATION
value: to rise
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: At sea level the atmospheric pressure is approximately 1 kilogram per square centimeter (14.7 pounds per square inch), which will cause a column of mercury in a mercury barometer to rise 760 millimeters (30.4 inches).