Coastal Winds Gizmo

What causes wind to blow?

• Differences in longitude

• Shock waves from clouds

• Differences in air temperature and pressure

• Difference in altitude

What causes warm air to rise?

• the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
• The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
• the fact that its more dense than cold air 

True or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water causing wind and weather.

• True
• False

What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime

Why does a sea breeze at the beach keep you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day?

• warm air rising over land lets cooler air from the ocean blow in
• a storm is approaching
• cool air rising over land lets warm air from the ocean blow in
• Similarities in temperature between land and water

Wind blows from cooler areas to warmer areas.

• True
• False

At 6am, the ocean air is 68 degrees and the land air is 60 degrees. What type of breeze would occur?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

At 9AM, the ocean air is 70 degrees and the land air is 68 degrees. What would a reasonable wind speed be at this time?

• 8 mph

• 2 mph

• 25 mph

• 16 mph

At 3pm, the ocean air is 72 degrees and the land air is 84 degrees. What type of breeze would occur at this time?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

Choose the data table below that would have a land breeze:

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