Question

Land and sea breezes are formed in coastal regions because:

Options

• water has very high specific heat capacity than the land.

• land has very high specific heat capacity than the water

• sea water cools the cooler regions.

• all the above.

Answer 1

Water has very high specific heat capacity than the land.

Explanation:

Water heats up and cools down more slowly than land because it has a higher specific heat capacity. This difference in heating and cooling causes sea and land breezes; the other statements are incorrect.