The given image can cause which of the following phenomena?
A
Sea breeze
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B
Land breeze
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C
Floods
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D
Both A and B
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Solution
The correct option is D Both A and B The air molecules are held by strong intermolecular forces. During, the daytime when the air above the land gets heated up, the air molecules absorb the heat and the intermolecular forces between the air molecules become weak and its kinetic energy increases. The air molecules move apart and become less dense, lighter and rise up. This creates a low-pressure zone on land and thus cold air rushes from sea to land and thus creates sea breeze.
During, the night the land cools down more quickly than water. So, the air above the land gets is cold, the air molecules settle down. This creates a high-pressure zone on land and thus cold air from the land rushes to the sea and it is known as a land breeze.