Is vapor pressure and atmospheric pressure the same thing? If not, how?

The air pressure is a measure of the pressure of the air. The vapour pressure of a liquid, say, water, is a function of its temperature and does not depend on the air pressure. ... Its vapour pressure is higher than atmospheric pressure so its temperature is higher than the boiling point of water.

Read the sentences below in 1962, i tried to enroll as the first black student at the university of mississippi. the governor of mississippi blocked my entrance which best describes the verbs used in the sentences? o they are past tense verbs, which are often used in narrative essays o they are past tense verbs, which are not often used in narrative essays. o they are future tense verbs, which are often used in narrative essays o they are future tense verbs, which are not often used in narrative essays.