Heat Transfer Water Land

Land breeze and sea breezes are caused by the different _________ between land and water surfaces.

• rotations

• temperatures

• gases

• solids

Sea breezes take place during the ________ because the warmer land temperature results in a warmer air mass above the land compared to the cooler air mass over the surface of water.

• day

• night

What is the main cause of winds?

• amount of trees

• the moon's gravity

• amount of animals

• uneven heating of Earth's surface

Identify the factors that affect climate.

• latitude

• altitude

• large bodies of water

• amount of concrete and buildings

A cool breeze is blowing from the ocean towards the land during the day. This is called a

• land breeze

• trade wind

• sea breeze

• easterly

Warm water is transported from the equator toward the poles by _____

• ocean currents
• sea breezes
• land breezes
• the jet stream

Which ocean current, in particular, helps keep the British Isles warm?

• the North Equatorial Current
• the Labrador Current
• the Gulf Stream
• the South Equatorial Current

Local currents created near bodies of water by convection.

• Land and Sea breezes

• Gulf streams

• Jet Streams

• Climate regions (zones)

Heat makes things _______________________

• colder
• warmer
• faster

What is a conductor?

• a material that heat moves through easily

• a material that heat does not move through easily

• a material that turns cold when heated

• a tool for measuring temperature