Coastal areas exhibit different breeze patterns during the day and night because of different rates of heat absorption and relea
se by land and sea. This activity will familiarize you with these patterns. Match the below words with the appropriate blanks. a. Sea-to-land breezes blow in an__________ direction.
b. ____________ currents are circular movements of rising and descending air.
c. Land-to-sea breezes (local winds) oocur during_________
d. During the day, air above sea is________ than the above land.
1. Offshore
2. Convectional
3. daytime
4. warmer
5. differential
6. Night time
7. Cooler
8. Onshore
