Land and sea breeze

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

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

Which of these causes wind on Earth?

• Sun and it warming Earth's atmosphere
• Sun and Moon
• Moon's gravity
• Potential Energy

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 

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

• sand

• water

In a land breeze, cool air sinks over the land creating _________pressure.

• low

• high

• big

• medium