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Which wind results from a land mass cooling more quickly at night than an adjacent water area?

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Which wind results from a land mass cooling more quickly at night than an adjacent water area?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Differential heating and cooling of land and water • Direction of airflow: from high pressure (cool air) toward low pressure (warm air) • Difference between daytime and nighttime coastal winds

💭 Think About

• Think about which cools down faster at night: land or water, and where the higher pressure will be created. • Ask yourself: does the wind in this situation blow from land to water or from water to land? • Recall which named breeze typically occurs at night versus during the day along a coastline.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify whether land or water is cooler at night in the question scenario. • Match the airflow direction (from cooler high-pressure area to warmer low-pressure area) to the correct breeze name. • Eliminate any option that is a local named wind not specifically describing the simple land–sea temperature contrast.

Question 1 of 27070

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Which wind results from a land mass cooling more quickly at night than an adjacent water area?

A

Coastal breeze

B

Land breeze

C

Sea breeze

D

Mistral

Question 1 / 2707066636ee928f7522a1c51a721

Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c51a721

Which wind results from a land mass cooling more quickly at night than an adjacent water area?

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Question 1 of 27070

Q

Which wind results from a land mass cooling more quickly at night than an adjacent water area?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Differential heating and cooling of land and water • Direction of airflow: from high pressure (cool air) toward low pressure (warm air) • Difference between daytime and nighttime coastal winds

💭 Think About

• Think about which cools down faster at night: land or water, and where the higher pressure will be created. • Ask yourself: does the wind in this situation blow from land to water or from water to land? • Recall which named breeze typically occurs at night versus during the day along a coastline.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify whether land or water is cooler at night in the question scenario. • Match the airflow direction (from cooler high-pressure area to warmer low-pressure area) to the correct breeze name. • Eliminate any option that is a local named wind not specifically describing the simple land–sea temperature contrast.