Land and Sea Breeze Worksheet
Explore the concepts of land and sea breezes, their causes, and their effects on coastal weather patterns with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Land and Sea Breeze Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. During the day, which heats up faster?
Land
Water
Both heat up at the same rate
Neither heats up
2. A sea breeze blows from the:
Land to the sea
Sea to the land
North to the South
South to the North
1. During the day, the land heats up faster than the water, causing the air above the land to and create an area of pressure.
2. At night, the land cools down faster than the water, leading to a breeze.
3. The movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure creates .
1. A land breeze typically occurs during the daytime.
True
False
2. Water has a higher specific heat capacity than land.
True
False
1. Explain the primary cause of a sea breeze.
2. Describe how a land breeze forms.
Observe the diagram below, which illustrates a coastal area. Based on your knowledge of land and sea breezes, draw arrows on the diagram to indicate the direction of the wind during the DAYTIME. Label the areas of high and low pressure.
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