What is a land breeze?
Land Breeze -vs- Sea Breeze

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A land breeze is a wind that blows from the land to the sea, typically occurring at night when the land cools faster than the water.
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What is a sea breeze?
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A sea breeze is a wind that blows from the sea to the land, usually occurring during the day when the land heats up faster than the water.
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What causes convection currents?
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Convection currents form when there are temperature differences in a fluid, causing warmer, less dense air to rise and cooler, denser air to sink.
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Why does cold air sink?
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Cold air sinks because it is more dense than warm air.
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What happens to air above land during the day?
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Air above land heats up and becomes less dense, causing it to rise.
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What happens to air above water during the day?
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Air above water remains cooler and denser compared to the air above land.
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What is the main difference between land breezes and sea breezes?
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Land breezes occur at night and blow from land to sea, while sea breezes occur during the day and blow from sea to land.
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