Which wind blows from the land toward the sea at night?
Correct answer: A. A land breeze
- A. A land breeze
- B. A sea breeze
- C. An anabatic wind
- D. A katabatic wind
Explanation
At night the land cools faster than the sea, so air flows from the cooler land out toward the warmer sea.
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