The table below gives air temperature data over land and over the sea for six successive hours labeled A through F. What

weather event is occurring around time D?

Land (°F)

73.1

Time

Time A

Time B

Time C

Time D

Time E

Time F

71.4

69.7

Sea (°F)

70.0

69.7

69.4

69.2

69.0

68.8

68.1

66.4

64.7

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Clouds are forming over land.

Clouds are dissipating over the ocean.

The breeze is switching from a land breeze to a sea breeze,

The breeze is switching from a sea breeze to a land breeze.

The answer would be D

D. The breeze is switching from a sea breeze to a land breeze

Explanation:

Sea breeze refer to a wind system in which wind flows from a large body of water [such as the sea] unto land; this occurs during the day. This is because of the difference between the heat capacities of the land and the water body which result in different air pressures. As such, the wind are localized. They are associated with coastal areas and are also referred to as onshore breeze. Land breeze is wind blowing in the reverse direction of the cae with sea breeze; in this case, wind flows from land unto a large body of water [such as the sea]. They are also referred to as offshore breeze.

When one observes the tempertaure gradient, we will see that sea breeze is changing to a land breeze