INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

CLIMATE OF INDIA

EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which describes a wind that moves from the land to the sea overnight?
A
land breeze
B
sea breeze
C
trade winds
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In simple words a land breeze is the flow of wind from the land towards the sea. During the night time, the land cools down quickly as compared to the day because there is no sun to heat surrounding air and the sea surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -Land breezes If the land becomes cooler than the adjacent sea surface temperature, the air pressure over the water will be lower than that of the land, setting up a land breeze blowing from the land to the sea, as long as the environmental surface wind pattern is not strong enough to oppose it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is C Sea breeze. Winds blowing from the sea towards the land during daytime in coastal areas are called sea breezes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Land and sea breezes are such that they occur due to the pressure difference from the temperature difference occurring over a period of a day and night. Hence, they are called periodic winds.

Detailed explanation-5: -A land breeze blows from land to sea during the night or in winter. That’s when air over the water is warmer than air over the land. The warm air rises. Cool air from the land flows out to take its place.

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