GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
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Which term is best described as the movement of air from land to sea?
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global winds
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sea breeze
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land breeze
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local winds
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Land breeze: blowing breeze from land towards the sea is called a land breeze. They are formed during the night when sea water and land both lose heat, specific heat capacity of land being very low as compared to that of sea water, land loses heat energy fast and cools more rapidly as compared to the sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -2. During Sea Breeze the winds originate from land and blow towards Sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -The air pressure over the water is higher with colder dense air, which moves to occupy the space created over the land. The cooler air that comes along is called a sea breeze.
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