Land Sea Breeze

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?

• They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

• They originate in the day and blow toward the water.

• They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.

• They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

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Sea breezes take place during the day because warmer land temperature results in a warmer air mass above the land compared to the cooler air mass over the surface of water.

• true

• false

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What is always true when there is a sea breeze?

• The ocean will be warmer than the land.

• The land will be warmer than the ocean.

• The land and ocean will be the same temperature.

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Which choice correctly describes either a land or sea breeze?
*Hint-eliminate one picture at a time that can't make sense.

• Letter A

• Letter B

• Letter C

• Letter D

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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

• land

• ocean

• sky

• beach

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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.

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Air moves from _______ pressure to ________ pressure.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low

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How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west

• From west to east

• From the land to the ocean

• From the ocean to the land

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