Unequal Heating of Earth

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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

• high

• some

• low

• none

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

• the moon

• the sun

• the Earth's surface

• the rotation of the Earth

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Why do land breezes occur at night?

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

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

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

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

The air warms up how?

• The sun heats the air directly

• The sun heats the Earth's surface. The surface then heats the air above it

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Which cools off faster at night?

• Sea

• Land

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How does the air move in a sea breeze?

• wind moves from north to south

• wind moves from ocean to the land

• wind moves from the land to the ocean

• wind moves from south to north

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

• land

• ocean

• sky

• beach

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What is the driving force of currents in the oceans and atmosphere?

• unequal heating of Earth by the Sun

• solar radiation heating only the oceans

• solar radiation heating only the land surfaces

• equal heating of Earth by the Sun

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Which of these descriptions properly describes heat flow in the oceans and atmosphere?

• Cool flows down, and warm flows up.

• Cool flows up, and warm flows down.

• Cool flows up, and warm flows up.

• Cool flows down, and warm flows down.

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