Question

10 points for each answer

Which of these statements best explains why a nightly breeze blows toward the ocean in coastal locations?
Cool air above the land rises and displaces the cooler air above the ocean.
Cool air above the ocean rises, making room for warmer air from the land.
Warm air above the land rises and displaces the cooler air above the ocean.
Warm air above the ocean rises, making room for cooler air from the land.

Answer 1

Your answer is D: Warm air above the ocean rises, making room for cooler air from the land.

But, why? The short answer would be that during the night, the ocean loses heat and that heat goes into the atmosphere. As this happens, winds from the land blow towards the ocean to replace that heat, leading to that wonderful nightly breeze at the beach.

Hope the explanation helped clarify a bit!

Answer 2

Warm air above the ocean rises making room for cooler air from the land