Question

Give one word for the following :

The cold air blowing from the sea towards the land during the day is called.

Answer 1

Sea breeze.

1. This process takes place for the duration of the day. Both the sea and the land surface are heated up by the sun.
2. The sea heats up slower than the land because it has a much higher heat capacity. Thus, the temperature over the land surface increases, in turn, heating up the surrounding air. Expansion occurs in the less dense warm air and an area over the land having low pressure is developed.
3. At the same time on the top of the sea, a high-pressure area develops.
4. Due to the difference in pressure, the air flows from the high pressure over the sea to the low pressure over the land.
5. This flow of air from the sea to the land is termed as the sea breeze.

Hence, the cold air blowing from the sea towards the land during the day is called sea breeze.