Breezes

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

• land
• ocean
• sky
• beach

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Do land breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day
• Night

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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.

Air moves from _______ pressure to ________ pressure.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low

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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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The arrow above the land is going up and is red because

• the land is warm so it warms the air and warm air rises.

• the land is cold so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is cold so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is warm so it warms the air and cool air rises.

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Where do you feel the wind hitting you if you are standing on the sand at the beach at night looking toward the water?

• on your forehead

• on the back of your neck

• on your face

• there is no wind

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Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?

• They originate in the day and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the day and blow toward the water.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

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Which choice correctly describes either a land or sea breeze?
*Hint-eliminate one picture at a time that can't make sense.

• Letter A
• Letter B
• Letter C
• Letter D

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What kind of heat transfer is shown in this picture?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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