Land and Sea Breezes

What causes land breezes to occur at night?

• The land cools down faster than the sea

• The sea cools down faster than the land

• The land and sea cool down at the same rate

• The land and sea do not cool down at night

What causes sea breezes to occur during the day?

• The land heats up faster than the sea

• The sea heats up faster than the land

• The land and sea heat up at the same rate

• The land and sea do not heat up during the day

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What are land and sea breezes?

• Wind patterns that occur near coastal areas

• Types of storms that form over the ocean

• Methods of transportation used in coastal regions

• Animals that live in coastal habitats

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What are the directions in which land breezes and sea breezes blow?

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Think about Part 3 of our convection tube lab with the candle and ice water.

1. Did this model represent more of a sea breeze or land breeze?

2. 2. Explain why you chose a sea or land breeze.

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During a sea breeze, what type of pressure exists over the land?

• high

• low

• middle

• all answers are correct

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During a land breeze, what type of pressure exists over the land?

• high

• low

• middle

• none of the answers are correct