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When coastal land is warmer than the nearby water what type of breeze forms?
Along Coastlines, warmer air relates to lower air pressure, thus air flows from the higher-pressure, cooler setting into the area of lower air pressure. If the land is warmer, it has lower air pressure. Air over the sea would therefore be cooler and thus have higher atmospheric pressure, and the air will naturally from from the higher pressure (in this case, from over the ocean) to the lower pressure (over the warmer land).So you get a wind from the water onto the land, or a sea breeze.
Would air pressure be greater over the ocean or over land?
Early in the day, the land is quite cold as it has lost its heat overnight. Therefore it is more dense and has a greater air pressure. However, as the day progresses, the air above the land will be very hot, less dense, and hence have a lower pressure. As a result, the air above the ocean has a greater air pressure later in the day.
What is it called when cool air that moves seward from the land?
It is air pressure
What is an offshore breeze?
Wind is caused by differences in air pressure. An offshore breeze is the result of high pressure over land, and low pressure over the water. The high pressure air moves toward the lower pressure air. Or...if you just had this question on a test in the Ebus workbook, then the correct answer is B) Land mass has cooled down.
What heats and cools more rapidly land or water?
Land. This difference in heat conduction results in seaside winds - in the morning, the land has heated more quickly and has higher pressure air above it, making the air travle to lower pressure above the sea. In the evening, the land has cooled more quickly and has lower pressure air above it, making the air above the sea travel towards the land.
Why the pressure vareis from moutanins to land?
High up on the mountains, there is less air above us. It is the air that causes the pressure.
Explain why nighttime land breezes occur in areas close to the ocean?
The air pressure decreases at night. This rising air creates a warm low on the ocean's surface. Cool air collects on the surface, forming a high pressure area. Due to a loss of heat, a low pressure forms above the land. A high pressure zone forms as the cooler land further cools the air just above the land. Winds that are aloft move from ocean to land. The surface winds will flow from high to low pressure and create a land breeze.
When does a breeze occur?
Land breezes occur during the night when the land looses heat and the ocean or body of water is warmer. The warm water air becomes less dense and rises (low pressure) while the air above land is cold so it sinks (high pressure) since air travels from high pressure to low pressure, the high pressure from land goes to the water mass. Winds are named for the origin, so it is called a land breeze.
What atmospheric condition is most likely responsible for the wind blowing the clouds from the sea toward the land?
high air pressure over the sea and low air pressure over the land
How are monsoons made?
Air on the sea cools, while air on land warms up. This causes a area of high pressure over the sea and an area of low pressure over the land. Of course air flows from high pressure to low. This causes the air to bring water vapor on to land. convection causes this humid water to rise. Once this air rises and there is a lot of condensation in the air brings large rains. :) :)
Why does Land breeze occur?
Land cools more quickly than water. As the warmer air over the water rises, cooler air moves from the land to take its place. The flow of air form land to a body of water is called a land breeze.
How land breezes occur?
Land breezes occur when the ocean surface is warmer than the adjacent land. This can occur at night, as the land cools faster than the water. The wamer water causes the air above it to rise, while air sinks over the cooler land. This creates areas of low and high pressure respectively. The air will blow from the high pressure to the low pressure, or, in other words, from the land to the ocean. This creates a land breeze.
