Question

State whether the following statement is True or False:

If wind flows from land to the ocean, then it is daytime.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Explanation:

1. If wind flows from the ocean to the land then it is daytime and is called sea breeze.
2. The sea breeze occurs during the day when the land area heats more rapidly than the water surface.
3. This results in the pressure over the land being lower than that over the water.
4. The pressure gradient is often strong enough for a wind to blow from the water to the land.
5. However, if the wind flows from the land to the ocean, it is daytime and, if in the opposite condition, it is nighttime.
6. At night both land and ocean cool down, but water cools slower than land.
7. The air above the water is warmer than the air above the land surface, and it rises up creating a region of low pressure above the sea.
8. So, wind current moves from the land towards the ocean during the night.

Hence, the given statement is a false statement.