Quiz about Air Pressure and Land and Sea Breezes

Question 1

Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?

Accepted Answer

Day

Answer

Night

Question 2

Do land breezes typically happen during the day or night?

Accepted Answer

Night

Answer

Day

Question 3

During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?

Accepted Answer

from the land to the sea

Answer

from the sea to the land

Question 4

During a sea breeze which way does the wind blow?

Accepted Answer

from the sea to the land

Answer

from the land to the sea

Question 5

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

Accepted Answer

sea breeze

Answer

land breeze

Question 6

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

Accepted Answer

land breeze

Answer

sea breeze

Question 7

When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.

Accepted Answer

Answer

high

Answer

Answer

none

Question 8

How does the air move in a land breeze?

Accepted Answer

From the land to the ocean

Answer

From east to west

Answer

From west to east

Answer

From the ocean to the land

Question 9

The strength of a sea breeze depends on

Accepted Answer

the difference between the temperature of the sea and the land

Answer

the heat of the day

Answer

the wind speed

Answer

the amount of precipitation that day

Question 10

How does the air move in a sea breeze?

Accepted Answer

wind moves from ocean to the land

Answer

wind moves from north to south

Answer

wind moves from the land to the ocean

Answer

wind moves from south to north

Question 11

In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.

Accepted Answer

land

Answer

ocean

Answer

sky

Answer

beach

Question 12

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

Accepted Answer

the sun

Answer

the moon

Answer

the Earth's surface

Answer

the rotation of the Earth

Question 13

Why does warm air rise?

Accepted Answer

Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

Answer

Warm air is more dense than cooler air.

Answer

Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.

Answer

Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

Question 14

Why do land breezes occur at night?

Accepted Answer

Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.

Answer

Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.

Answer

Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.

Answer

Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.

Question 15

Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night? **

Accepted Answer

because the temperatures over land and over water change

Answer

because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land

Answer

because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean

Answer

because cool air sinks and stays in place over land

Question 16

What occurs when cool air moves from the beach toward the ocean during the night?

Accepted Answer

a land breeze

Answer

prevailing winds

Answer

a sea breeze

Answer

updrafts

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