Weather Unit

Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day
• Night

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Do land breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day
• Night

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During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the sea to the land
• from the land to the sea

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During a sea breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the land to the sea
• from the sea to the land

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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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Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

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The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called

• conduction current
• radiation
• condition current
• convection current

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The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is

• the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere
• the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air
• the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other
• the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight

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Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

• The sun
• The moon
• Solar winds
• The ocean

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