Wind

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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What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime

• Land breeze - nighttime

• Sea breeze - daytime

• Sea breeze - nighttime

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The strength of a sea breeze depends on

• the heat of the day

• the difference between the temperature of the sea and the land

• the wind speed

• the amount of precipitation that day

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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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What kind of air pressure does COLD air have?

• High pressure

• Low pressure

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How does wind erode rocks?

• The wind just leaves the pieces of rock where they are.

• When small pieces of rock or sand fall off of a big piece, the wind blows them away and deposits them somewhere else.

• Wind does not erode rocks.

• The wind turns the sand back into rock.

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How does wind weather a rock?

• The wind slowly drills a hole in the side of a rock.

• The wind smashes big rocks against each other.

• The wind shakes the big rock and makes it weak.

• The wind blows tiny pieces of rock against a big piece of rock. The tiny pieces slowly break the big piece.

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How do sand dunes move?

• Wind blows sand over the edge of the dune and drops it on the other side.

• Wind moves the entire sand dune at once.

• Wind blows the bottom part of the sand dune, and makes it move.

• Wind picks up the sand dune and drops it somewhere else.

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Wind can carry sand and dust farther than water can.

• True

• False

What can help protect against wind erosion?

• Rocks

• Sand

• Plants

• People