Question

application and critical - thinking questions (60 points total; 15 points each)

1. you and some friends decide to camp overnight at a beach.

a. how and when does a sea breeze form during your trip? (5 points)
b. how and when does a land breeze form during your trip? (5 points)
c. draw a diagram of each type of breeze. (5 points)

Explanation:

A. A sea - breeze forms during the day. The land heats up faster than the water. Warm air over the land rises, and cooler air from the sea moves in to replace it.
B. A land - breeze forms at night. The land cools down faster than the water. Cool air over the land moves towards the warmer sea.
C. For a sea - breeze diagram, draw the land on one side and the sea on the other. Show arrows of warm air rising over the land and cooler air from the sea moving towards the land. For a land - breeze diagram, show arrows of cool air over the land moving towards the sea and warmer air over the sea rising.

Answer:

A. A sea - breeze forms during the day when the land heats up faster than the water, causing warm air over the land to rise and cooler air from the sea to move in.
B. A land - breeze forms at night when the land cools down faster than the water, making cool air over the land move towards the sea.
C. Diagrams should be drawn as described above with arrows indicating air movement for sea - breeze and land - breeze respectively.