Sea breezes

A) occur because warmer air is denser and settles to the surface of the land.
B) tend to cause higher temperatures on land as winds blow towards the sea.
C) result from water heating and cooling faster than land surfaces.
D) form because of higher pressure over the land than the sea.
E) involve onshore (toward the land) air flows that often develop in the afternoon.


Ans: E) involve onshore (toward the land) air flows that often develop in the afternoon.

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