Land and Sea Breezes

Which of the following best describes sea breezes in the coastal area?

• Sea breezes bring cooler air over the land during the summer.

• Sea Breezes cause precipitation to fall in the desert areas.

• Sea Breezes make summer temperatures hotter.

• Sea breezes bring drier air over the land during the summer.

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Which best explains why nearby body of water tends to make local temperatures milder?

• Water gains and loses heat more slowly than land.

• Water constantly releases heat into the air.

• Some water stays liquid when everything else is frozen.

• Water constantly releases heat into the air.

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Winds in the United States blow from west to east, if a storm forms on the west coast which direction will the storm move?

• Toward the east

• Toward the north

• Toward the south

• Toward the north west

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Which correctly shows the usual direction of wind at the beach?

• From the ocean in the daytime and to the ocean at night

• Always from the ocean toward the land

• Always from the land toward the ocean

• From the land during the day to the land during the night

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At around 2 o'clock, in the middle of the day, the temperatures on the land is usually warmer than the temperatures over the ocean. What causes the differences in temperatures?

• During the day, land heats up more quickly than the ocean

• Cold fronts form over the ocean

• The air over the land is denser than the air over the ocean

• The ocean reflects most of the sun's energy

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What is the name of the breeze that moves from the land to the sea at nighttime?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

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Choose the best statement that describes a sea breeze.

• Sea breeze will form when both land and the ocean have cooler temperatures

• Sea breeze will form because the land warms up more quickly than the cooler ocean temperatures

• Sea breeze will form when both land and the ocean have warmer temperatures

• Sea breeze will form because the ocean warms up more quickly than the land masses

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We live in the Temperate Climate zone where the weather begins in the west and blows to the east and affects the weather in the United States. What is the name of the winds that blow in the United States?

• Trade winds

• Polar easterlies

• Prevailing easterlies

• Prevailing Westerlies

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

• cool air sinks and stays in place over land

• Cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean

• Warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land

• The temperature over land and over water change

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Which of the following is an example of a convection cell?

• air pressure

• conducition

• Sea Breeze

• Global Westerlies

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