Heat Transfer and Local Winds

What is a sea breeze?

• A wind that blows from the land to the sea

• A wind that blows from the sea to the land

• A wind that blows from the mountains to the valleys

• A wind that blows from the valleys to the mountains

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What is a land breeze?

• A wind that blows from the sea to the land

• A wind that blows from the land to the sea

• A wind that blows from the mountains to the valleys

• A wind that blows from the valleys to the mountains

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Which factor primarily affects the direction of wind?

• Ocean currents

• Air pressure differences

• The rotation of the Earth

• The presence of mountains

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How does air pressure influence weather conditions?

• High air pressure usually leads to stormy weather

• Low air pressure usually leads to clear skies

• High air pressure usually leads to clear skies

• Air pressure has no effect on weather

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Explain how temperature differences cause sea breezes. Choose the most correct option

• Warmer land causes air to rise, drawing cooler air from the sea

• Cooler land causes air to rise, drawing warmer air from the sea

• Warmer sea causes air to rise, drawing cooler air from the land

• Cooler sea causes air to rise, drawing warmer air from the land

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Compare the timing of sea breezes and land breezes.

• Sea breezes occur at night, land breezes occur during the day

• Sea breezes occur during the day, land breezes occur at night

• Both occur only during the day

• Both occur only at night

Why do sea breezes typically occur during the day?

• Because the sea heats up faster than the land

• Because the land heats up faster than the sea

• Because the sea cools down faster than the land

• Because the land cools down faster than the sea

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Analyze how changes in air pressure can lead to the formation of wind.

• Wind forms when air moves from high to low pressure areas

• Wind forms when air moves from low to high pressure areas

• Wind forms when air pressure is equal everywhere

• Wind forms only when there is no air pressure

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Predict the effect of a sudden drop in temperature on land breezes making the air pressures drastically different

• Land breezes will become stronger

• Land breezes will become weaker

• Land breezes will stop completely

• Land breezes will reverse direction

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

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