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Weather Study Guide: Sea Breeze, Land Breeze, and Wind Formation, Exercises of Environmental Science

University of Nebraska Medical CenterEnvironmental Science

A comprehensive study guide on weather phenomena, focusing on sea breezes and land breezes. It explains how temperature differences between land and water cause these breezes and discusses various related concepts such as convection currents, water vapor sources, and wind systems. It also covers the behavior of warm and cold air molecules and the formation of tornadoes and hurricanes.

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Weather Study Guide
SEA BREEZE
LAND BREEZE
1) During the day,
land heats up
faster and the
warm air rises.
The cool air over
the water blows
toward the land.
2) At night, the
water is warmer,
and the warm air
rises. The air over
land is cooler, so
wind blows from
the land to the
sea.
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SEA BREEZE LAND BREEZE

  1. During the day, land heats up faster and the warm air rises. The cool air over the water blows toward the land.

  2. At night, the water is warmer, and the warm air rises. The air over land is cooler, so wind blows from the land to the sea.

  1. Land heats up or absorbs energy faster and cools off faster than water.
  1. Cool air usually blows inland during the day and out to sea at night.
  1. Before sunrise, if you walk down to the beach, the air over the water is warmer than the air over the land which results in a land breeze.
  1. At noon, if you walk down to the beach, the air over the land is warmer than the air over the water which results in a sea breeze.
  1. What occurs in a convection current? Warm air rises and cool air sinks.
  1. What part of the Earth receives the most energy? Equator
  1. What causes wind to travel counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere? Coriolis Effect and the rotation of the Earth
  1. Describe the behavior of warm and cold air molecules. WARM AIR COLD AIR
  • rises & expands *less dense : : : : : : :

*sinks & contracts *more dense :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

  1. What global wind system affects weather in the state of Georgia? prevailing westerlies
  1. What wind system is located between 30 degrees to 60 degrees latitude (N & S)? prevailing westerlies
  1. Where are the Doldrums located? at the Equator ~ 0 degrees latitude
  1. Label the wind systems of the globe below.
  1. Does severe weather develop over areas of high or low pressure? low pressure (warm, moist air)
  1. How are tornadoes and hurricanes different? TORNADOES HURRICANES *form over land *have a vortex at its center

*form over water *have an eye at its center

  1. What type of clouds creates thunderstorms? cumulonimbus
  1. What is the source of energy for a tropical cyclone? (A.K.A hurricane, himacane) warm, moist air
  1. Illustrate, label, and explain the parts of a hurricane.

eye calm center eye wall thick dense clouds @ the eye; strongest winds spiral rainbands

spiral arms that move around the hurricane

  1. Why do hurricanes lose strength over land? Land is too dry & doesn’t

transpiration water vapor is released through plants’ leaves condensation water vapor cools & turns back into a liquid & makes clouds precipitation rain, sleet, snow, h-a-i-l accumulation runoff; water that empties into the ocean