Land and Sea Breezes

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Periodic Winds
The types of periodic winds are: Land and sea breezes- happen daily. Monsoons- happen seasonally.

Periodic winds Sea breezes

SEA BREEZES

During the day, land gets heated by the Sun much

quicker than does water. As the land becomes warmer, it heats the air and it becomes less dense, and thus creating a low pressure. And the opposite happens over the water creating high pressure. Thus creating a small sea breeze.

Periodic winds-Land Breeze

Land breeze In the night, land cools down much quicker than the

waters. As the land becomes cooler, so does the air. This results in air becoming more dense, forming high pressure, causing wind to blow out towards the sea. This is known as a land breeze.