Sun and earth

What causes land and sea breezes?

• Movement of the Moon

• Heating and cooling of land and water

• Wind from the mountains

• Rainfall over the ocean

During the day, which gets heated faster?

• Land

• Water

• Air above the sea

• Sky

What type of breeze blows during the day?

• Land breeze

• Sea breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Desert breeze

Why does land cool faster than water at night?

• Land loses heat quickly

• Water absorbs sunlight at night

• The Sun heats the water at night

• Land reflects heat at night

What is the role of the Sun in land and sea breezes?

• It moves the air directly

• It heats the land and water unevenly

• It blocks the wind

• It cools the water faster

What is a land breeze?

• Wind blowing from land to sea at night

• Wind blowing from sea to land during the day

• Wind blowing from mountains to plains

• Wind blowing in deserts

Why does the sea breeze feel cooler than the land breeze?

• Because the water is colder than the land

• Because the air from the sea is warmer

• Because the Sun heats the sea air

• Because the air moves faster at night

At night, which of the following happens?

• The land remains warm, and the sea cools down

• The sea remains warm, and the land cools down

• Both land and sea cool down equally

• Only the air cools down

What makes the warm air rise?

• Gravity

• It becomes lighter than the cooler air

• The Moon pulls it up

• The clouds push it

Which of the following describes a sea breeze correctly?

• Air moves from land to sea during the day

• Air moves from sea to land during the day

• Air moves from land to sea at night

• Air moves from sea to land at night