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Land and Sea Breezes!

Land and Sea Breezes!. By: Carolyn, Grace, Isabel, and Forsyth! 3 rd Period. When do Sea Breezes Occur?. Sea breezes normally occur in the daytime. When do Land Breezes occur?. Land breezes usually occur at night. How are they formed?.

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Land and Sea Breezes!

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  1. Land and Sea Breezes! By: Carolyn, Grace, Isabel, and Forsyth! 3rd Period

  2. When do Sea Breezes Occur? • Sea breezes normally occur in the daytime.

  3. When do Land Breezes occur? • Land breezes usually occur at night.

  4. How are they formed? • A land breeze is formed when the land is colder than the water. • Sea breezes are formed when the ocean is colder than the land. • Sea breezes blow in from the sea. • Land breezes blow out to sea.

  5. When are they the Strongest? • Sea breezes are strongest at noon. Land breezes are strongest at midnight. • Land and sea breezes can get up to 100 mph. • Sea breezes can reach 10 to 20 knots. (knots are equivalent to 1.15 miles per hour). • A land breeze sometimes only reaches 5 to 8 knots.

  6. Why do Sea Breezes Occur? • Sea breezes occur because of unequal heating. • The land is hot during the day. The air above the land rises ,and a cool breeze blows in from the sea. • The air pressure increases over the sea causing the air to move from sea to land.

  7. Picture of a Breeze

  8. Pictures of Breezes

  9. Let’s Review! • A land breeze occurs when the land is colder than the water and the wind blows from land to sea. • A sea breeze occurs when the ocean is colder than the land and the breeze blows in from the sea.

  10. Bibliography • http://www.dictionary.com • http://www.classzone.com • http://www.kidsgeo.com • http://www.science.jrank.org • http://www.breezeweez.com

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