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How are land breezes and sea breezes different?

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Land breezes come from land while sea breezes come from the ocean or other large bodies of water. The key difference is due to the property of water to retain heat and warm up longer as compared to land. Land breezes are also known as off-shore winds while sea breezes are also called on-shore winds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Land breeze blows during the night from land to sea and the land becomes cooler faster than the sea. The air above the sea becomes less dense (i.e. warmer) and rises. The cooler air from the land moves in to take its place. Sea breeze: Sea breeze blows during the day and the land heats up faster than the sea.