i. Why do the breezes blow from the sea to the land during the day? ii. When do the winds blow from the d to the sea?

Question

Observe the diagrams given below. Answer the questions related to sea and land breeze:

i. Why do the breezes blow from the sea to the land during the day?

ii. When do the winds blow from the d to the sea?

iii. Describe the winds shown in fig. (a).

iv. Compare fig.(a) and (b) with reference fo temperature conditions, air pressure and winds.

v. Which winds are called sea breezes and which are called land breezes? Why?

vi. In which part of India are land and sea breezes experienced?

vii. Do you experience sea and land breezes in your area?

Answer 1

i. During the day as land gets heated up faster than water, an area of low pressure is created on land whereas there is a region of comparatively higher pressure on the sea. As a result the breezes blow from the sea to the land during the day.

ii. The winds blow from land to the sea during the night.

iii. It is sea breeze.

iv. In figure (a) the temperature is higher on land & the pressure is low so winds blow from sea to land. In figure (b) the temperature is low on the land & the pressure is high. Winds blow from land to sea.

v. Winds in (a) are sea breeze because they blow from the sea and (b) are land breeze because they blow from the land.

vi. In India, it is experienced near the coastal areas.

vii. The answer may vary.