What generally occurs when the land is...

Question 1 / 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519809

Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519809

What generally occurs when the land is cooler than the nearby water?

Back

Question 1 of 27070

Q

What generally occurs when the land is cooler than the nearby water?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Differential heating of land and water during day and night • How air pressure changes over warm vs. cool surfaces • Local wind names: land breeze vs sea breeze

💭 Think About

• Think about whether land or water heats up and cools down faster. When land is cooler than water, which surface has the warmer air above it? • Warm air tends to rise and cooler air tends to sink. From which direction will the air move at the surface when the water is warmer than the land? • Match that surface airflow direction with the correct local wind name from the choices.

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm which is warmer (land or water) in the situation described, and which has lower pressure at the surface. • Decide whether surface air flows from land to sea or from sea to land under these conditions. • Match that direction of flow to the correct term: land breeze vs sea breeze; eliminate choices that are large-scale winds, not local coastal breezes.

Question 1 of 27070

Q

What generally occurs when the land is cooler than the nearby water?

A

A land breeze

B

A norther

C

A sea breeze

D

A prevailing westerly

Question 1 / 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519809

Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519809

What generally occurs when the land is cooler than the nearby water?

Back

Question 1 of 27070

Q

What generally occurs when the land is cooler than the nearby water?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Differential heating of land and water during day and night • How air pressure changes over warm vs. cool surfaces • Local wind names: land breeze vs sea breeze

💭 Think About

• Think about whether land or water heats up and cools down faster. When land is cooler than water, which surface has the warmer air above it? • Warm air tends to rise and cooler air tends to sink. From which direction will the air move at the surface when the water is warmer than the land? • Match that surface airflow direction with the correct local wind name from the choices.

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm which is warmer (land or water) in the situation described, and which has lower pressure at the surface. • Decide whether surface air flows from land to sea or from sea to land under these conditions. • Match that direction of flow to the correct term: land breeze vs sea breeze; eliminate choices that are large-scale winds, not local coastal breezes.