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Which term BEST describes the movement of air from the ocean toward the land in the daytime? (AKS 4b DOK 1) *

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Sea breeze
Land Breeze
Valley Breeze
Current Breeze

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Answer:

Option A, Sea Breeze

Step-by-step explanation:

Ssea breeze is a wind that blows from the ocean or any water body to the nearby land mass. This breeze is cold as compared to the air on land. The water in water bodies has high specific heat capacity and hence takes longer time to cool as compared to the surrounding objects. The warmer air over the land rises upward thereby reducing the pressure on land and hence the sea breeze starts flowing from region of high pressure (i.e above the water body) towards the low pressure region that is the land.

Hence, option A is correct

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