Sea Breeze and Land Breeze

Which is true about the ocean's release of heat?

• Oceans release heat more rapidly than land.

• Oceans release heat more slowly than land.

• Oceans release heat the same rate as land.

Directions: Choose one of the words in parenthesis and type it below.

Water heats up and cools down at a (slower/faster) rate than land.

During the day, the air above land.....

• rises

• sinks

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During the day the air above water....

• sinks

• rises

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What is mainly responsible for creating differences in air pressure?

• The Sun heating the Earth unevenly

• Wind blowing from East to West

• Moisture in the air evaporating

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How do temperatures above land and water vary during day and night? Choose 2!

• The air above land is a lower temperature than the air above water during the day.

• The air above land is a higher temperature than the air above water during the day.

• The air above land is a lower temperature than the land above water at night.

• The air above land is a higher temperature than the land above water at night.

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What is created when the sun heats air in the atmosphere through radiation?

• Rain

• Clouds

• Wind

• Currents

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The arrow above the water is coming down and is blue because

• the water is warm so it warms the air and warm air sinks.

• the water is cold so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is cold so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is warm so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The arrow above the land is going up and is red because

• the land is warm so it warms the air and warm air rises.

• the land is cold so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is cold so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is warm so it warms the air and cool air rises.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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A Sea Breeze occurs during the

• night.

• day.

• night and day.

• alien encounter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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