Land and sea breeze Assessment

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Multiple Choice

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

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What causes the formation of a land breeze?

(more than one)

• The land's nighttime temperature is less than the sea surface temperature

• Wind blowing from the sea to the land

• Higher pressure over the land

Multiple Choice

During a land breeze, what causes the air to rise?

• the cool air from the sea

• The sun heating the sea

• The warm land surface

• The moon's gravitational pull

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What type of breeze is shown?

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Sea Breeze

Land Breeze

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Which of the following factors contribute to the formation of a sea breeze? (more than one)

• Differential heating between land and water

• Changes in air density and pressure

• Resulting horizontal air movement

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Why is the study of land and sea breezes important for understanding local weather patterns?

• Because they influence temperature and wind near coastal areas

• Because they only occur in deserts

• Because they are responsible for ocean currents

• Because they cause earthquakes

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Air density - label

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less dense

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Land and sea breezes are created because during the day, when the sun is up, the ​

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heats up ​

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than the ocean. At night, when the sun is down, the land cools off more ​

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than the ocean. This difference in ​

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creates the breezes.

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