Land Sea Breeze

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 is always true when there is a land breeze?

• The ocean will be warmer than the land.

• The land will be warmer than the ocean.

• The land and ocean will be the same temperature.

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Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day

• Night

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Sea and land breezes happen because

• the land heats and cools more quickly than the water

• the land heats and cools more slowly than the water

• air moves more easily over water than land

• air moves more easily over land than water

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How does the air move in a sea breeze?

• wind moves from north to south

• wind moves from ocean to the land

• wind moves from the land to the ocean

• wind moves from south to north

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What time of day do you usually find a land breeze?

• Morning

• Afternoon

• Night

During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the sea to the land

• from the land to the sea

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During a sea breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the land to the sea

• from the sea to the land

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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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What occurs when cool air moves from the beach toward the ocean during the night? 

• land breeze 

• prevailing winds 

• sea breeze 

• updrafts

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