Question

what is a land breeze?
air that travels in a curved path
air that blows at night over short distances
air that flows steadily in different directions
air that blows from the poles to the equator

Explanation:

A land - breeze is a local wind system that occurs at night. During the day, land heats up faster than water. At night, the land cools down faster than the water. The cooler air over the land is denser and sinks. This causes air to flow from the land (where it is cooler) to the water (where it is relatively warmer) over short distances.

• "Air that travels in a curved path" is more related to the Coriolis effect in general wind patterns rather than specifically a land - breeze.
• "Air that flows steadily in different directions" is too vague and not a specific description of a land - breeze.
• "Air that blows from the poles to the equator" is a description of a global wind pattern (e.g., polar easterlies or trade winds in a general sense of global circulation), not a land - breeze.

Answer:

air that blows at night over short distances