Daytime sea breezes blow from the ocean to the land due to land heating, creating lower pressure. At night, land breezes reverse as the cooling land forms a lower pressure area. Here option A is correct.
The direction of the wind in relation to the land and ocean is influenced by several factors, including local topography, temperature gradients, and the Coriolis effect. Generally, coastal areas experience a diurnal breeze pattern, known as the land-sea breeze.
During the day, solar radiation heats the land more quickly than the adjacent sea, causing warm air to rise over the land. This creates a lower pressure area over the land, and cooler air from the sea rushes in to replace it, resulting in a breeze blowing from the ocean towards the land (option A). This is the sea breeze.
At night, the land cools more rapidly than the sea, leading to the reversal of the breeze direction. The warmer air over the sea rises, creating a lower pressure area, and cooler air from the land flows seaward (option B). This is the land breeze. Here option A is correct.
Complete question:
Which way is the wind blowing in relation to the land in ocean?
A) From the ocean towards the land
B) From the land towards the ocean
C) Parallel to the shoreline
D) Varies unpredictably