Question

atm and ocean circ: atmospheric patterns in motion
which of the following local winds involves change in wind directly between day and night?
santa ana winds
monsoonal winds
mountain / valley breeze
katabatic winds
land/ sea breeze

Explanation:

Land - sea breezes occur due to the differential heating of land and water. During the day, land heats up faster than water, causing air to rise over land and draw in cooler air from the sea (sea - breeze). At night, the land cools faster than the sea, and the air over the sea is warmer, so air moves from the land to the sea (land - breeze). Santa Ana winds are dry, warm winds in Southern California, monsoonal winds are seasonal wind systems, mountain/valley breezes are related to the heating and cooling of mountain slopes, and katabatic winds are gravity - driven downslope winds.

Answer:

Land/ Sea breeze