Quiz about Land and Sea Breeze

Question 1

A land breeze is

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a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land.

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a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea.

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a breeze blowing down from the mountains.

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a breeze blowing over the ocean.

Question 2

A sea breeze is

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a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea.

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a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land.

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a breeze blowing down from the mountains.

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a breeze blowing over the ocean.

Question 3

What time of day do you usually find a land breeze?

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Night

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Morning

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Afternoon

Question 4

What time of day do you usually find a sea breeze?

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Afternoon

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Morning

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Night

Question 5

An example of local winds are

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Land and Sea Breezes

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Doldrums

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Trade Winds

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Prevailing Winds

Question 6

What is always true when there is a land breeze?

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The ocean will be warmer than the land.

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The land will be warmer than the ocean.

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The land and ocean will be the same temperature.

Question 7

What is always true when there is a sea breeze?

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The land will be warmer than the ocean.

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The ocean will be warmer than the land.

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The land and ocean will be the same temperature.

Question 8

What type of heat transfer is responsible for sea breeze and land breeze?

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 9

Warm air rises because

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warm air is less dense than cold air

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cold air is more dense than warm air

Question 10

Cold air sinks because

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cold air is more dense than warm air

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warm air is less dense than cold air

Question 11

Sea and land breezes happen because

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the land heats and cools more quickly than the water

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the land heats and cools more slowly than the water

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air moves more easily over water than land

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air moves more easily over land than water

Question 12

What does the strength of a sea breeze depend on?

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The sea breeze strength will vary depending on the temperature difference between the land and the ocean.

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The sea breeze strength depends only on the temperature of the ocean.

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The sea breeze strength depends only on the temperature of the land.

Question 13

What does the strength of a land breeze depend on?

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The land breeze strength will vary depending on the temperature difference between the land and the ocean.

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The land breeze strength depends only on the temperature of the ocean.

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The land breeze strength depends only on the temperature of the land.

Question 14

The diagram shows a refrigerator. The cooling unit is placed at the top. The cooling unit cools the air near it. What happens to the density of the air as it cools, and how does it move?

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The density of air increases. It moves down.

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The density of air increases. It moves up.

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The density of air decreases. It moves down.

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The density of air increases. It moves up.

Question 15

Convection can take place in ____________.

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liguids and gases only.

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solids only.

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liquids only.

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solids, liquids and gases.

Question 16

Which of the following is an application of convection?

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The sea breeze that blows from sea to land.

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The movement of heat through a metal pan to the food.

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The use of ice box to keep drinks cool.

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The use of wool blanket to keep the body warm.

Question 17

In the process of convection, energy is transferred _________.

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because of density differences in a liquid

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because of temperature differences in a solid

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by the diffusion of molecules throughout a fluid

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by the vibration of molecules

Question 18

Some dye in a beaker of water is gently heated. Why are the streaks of dye seen in the water?

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The hot water is less dense than the cool water.

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The hot dye is a better conductor than the cool water.

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The hot dye is a better convector than the cool water.

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The hot water is denser than the cool water.

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