Question

The diagram shows how air moves near the coast on a warm day. Explain why air moves as shown on the diagram. 5 marks

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Because water has higher specific heat capacity than water, land usually gets heated and loses heat faster than water.

During a warm day, the air above land gets heated quickly more than the air above water. This warm, less dense air above land begins to rise, creating a low pressure in the process. This paves way for the denser, cold air above water to replace the vacuum created by the warm air above land.

The directional movement of air from water to land is what is known as the sea breeze in coastal areas.