Land and Sea Breeze

Land and Sea Breezes

Land Breeze

 the flow of air from land to water, caused by differential heating of sea and land  and the different speeds at which they release heat to the atmosphere.

Sea Breeze

The flow of air from water to land, caused by differential heating of sea and land and the different speeds at which they release heat to the atmosphere.

Multiple Choice

A land breeze happens during the ______________.

• day

• night

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The Sun heats the Earth's surfaces evenly.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which Earth's surface heats quicker, sand or water?

• sand

• water

Multiple Choice

According to the video, which air mass, warm or cool, is less dense which means it rises or floats?

• warm

• cool

Multiple Choice

What is another name for a convection cell?

• convection form

• convection current

• radiation current

• conduction current

Multiple Choice

In a sea breeze, warm air rises over the hot sand causing air pressure to decrease. Therefore, warm air creates ________ pressure over the land.

• high

• medium

• low

Multiple Choice

In a land breeze, cool air sinks over the land creating _________pressure.

• low

• high

• big

• medium

Multiple Choice

True or False:

High pressure always moves toward low pressure.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

According to the video, which heat transfer is responsible for warm air over the land and cool air over water present in a sea breeze?

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

• condensation

Multiple Choice

When warm air rises over the land and cool air sinks over the water, a __________breeze forms.

• land

• sea

Multiple Choice

When warm air rises over the water and cool air sinks over the land, a _________ breeze forms.

• land

• sea

Multiple Choice

True or False:

A sea breeze happens during the day.

• False

• True