Land and Sea Breeze Worksheet
Explore the concepts of land and sea breezes, understanding how differential heating of land and water creates these important weather phenomena.
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Land and Sea Breeze
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Understanding Land and Sea Breezes
Land and sea breezes are local winds that occur near coastlines. They are caused by the difference in how quickly land and water heat up and cool down.
1. During the day, which heats up faster?
The ocean
The land
They heat up at the same rate
Neither heats up
2. A sea breeze blows from the to the .
land, sea
sea, land
east, west
north, south
3. During the night, the land cools down than the ocean.
4. A land breeze occurs when air moves from the to the .
5. Sea breezes make coastal areas hotter during the day.
True
False
6. Land breezes are strongest in the middle of the day.
True
False
7. Explain why land heats up faster than water.
8. Describe the process that creates a sea breeze.