Question

Land heats up and cools down faster than water. Which of the statements correctly describe the direction of the breeze?

• A. At daytime, the breeze flows from water to land.
• B. At daytime, the breeze flows from land to water.
• C. At night, the breeze flows from water to land.
• D. At night, the breeze flows from land to water.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

At night, the breeze flows from land to water.

During the day, the land heats up faster, the warmer air from land will rise up creating a low pressure area. As breeze/air will flow from high to low pressure, the breeze will flow from water to land.
During the night, the land cools down faster while the sea is warmer. This creates a high pressure over land while low pressure over sea, hence the breeze flows from land to sea.