Question

Distinguish between Land breeze and sea breeze.

Answer 1

S. No.	Land Breeze	Sea Breeze
(i)	During the night the land cools more rapidly than the ocean. Cool air sinks and forms high pressure.	During the day the land masses get heated more rapidly than the oceans.
(ii)	The wind blows from land to sea during the night is called land breeze.	Heated air ascends and this causes low pressure on the adjoining ocean, therefore the wind blows from ocean to land in the afternoon. This is called sea breeze.

Answer 2

Land breeze	Sea breeze
It blows from Land to sea.	It blows from sea to land.
It blows at night.	It blows in the day time.
It makes the seawater cooler.	It makes coastal parts warmer.
It moderates the temperature of the sea.	It moderates the climate of the coastal parts.