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Question
Distinguish between Land breeze and sea breeze.
Distinguish Between
Solution
S.No. | Land Breeze | Sea Breeze |
(i) | During the night the land cools more rapidly than the ocean. Cool air sinks and forms high pressure. | During the day the land masses get heated more rapidly than the oceans. |
(ii) | The wind blows from land to sea during the night is called land breeze. | Heated air ascends and this causes low pressure on the adjoining ocean, therefore the wind blows from ocean to land in the afternoon. This is called sea breeze. |
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