Land and Sea breezes.

Which is a land breeze?

• A

• B

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Which is a sea breeze?

• A

• B

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Which wind pattern shows warm air rising over the sea and sinking over land?

• A

• B

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Which shows a high pressure system over water?

• A

• B

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Do land or sea breezes model the movement of air at night?

• sea

• land

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Land or sea breeze?

• land

• sea

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When does this type of breeze occur?

• during the night when the air above land is warmer than the air above the sea

• during the night when the surface of the sea cools faster than the land

• during the day when the land heats faster than the surface of the sea

• during the day when the sea is as warm as the land

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What causes clouds to form and precipitate before they go over a mountain?

• Warm air rising and condensing as it cools.

• Mountains are too tall for clouds to go over.

• Warm water is sinking and condensing.

• Cold water is rising and expanding.

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Where would the LEAST rainfall occur?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Where do clouds begin forming?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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