Land and Sea Breezes

Which Earth's surface heats quicker, sand or water?

• sand

• water

In a sea breeze, what heat transfer is responsible for warm air over the land moving toward cooler air over water?

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

• condensation

Why do land breezes occur at night?

• Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
• Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
• Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
• Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.

Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night?

• because the temperatures over land and over water change 
• because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land
• because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean 
• because cool air sinks and stays in place over land 

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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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Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?

• Spirally

• Unevenly

• Quickly

• Kinetically

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Where would the air be less dense, causing the air to rise?

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Where would the air be more dense, resulting in sinking air?

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Where would the air be more dense, resulting in sinking air?

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Where would the air be less dense, causing the air to rise?

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