Land Breeze v Sea Breeze

How does the air move in a sea breeze?

• wind moves from north to south
• wind moves from ocean to the land
• wind moves from the land to the ocean
• wind moves from south to north

In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.

• land
• ocean
• sky
• beach

How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west
• From west to east
• From the land to the ocean
• From the ocean to the land

When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.

• high
• some
• low
• none

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

Land breeze and sea breezes are caused by the different _________ between land and water surfaces.

• rotations

• temperatures

• gases

• solids

Sea breezes take place during the ________ because the warmer land temperature results in a warmer air mass above the land compared to the cooler air mass over the surface of water.

• day

• night

What is the main cause of winds?

• amount of trees

• the moon's gravity

• amount of animals

• uneven heating of Earth's surface

A cool breeze is blowing from the ocean towards the land during the day. This is called a

• land breeze

• trade wind

• sea breeze

• easterly