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QuizMultiple Choice

Air Movement

Question 1 • SC332 Environmental Science B

Sea and land breezes are caused because ____.

Answer
A
the land heats and cools more slowly than the water
B
the land heats and cools more quickly than the water
C
air moves more easily over water than over land
D
air moves more easily over land than over water

Explanation

Land heats up and cools down more quickly than water. This creates temperature and air-pressure differences between the land and sea, causing air to move and form sea and land breezes. So the correct choice is “the land heats and cools more quickly than the water.”

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