Soil heats up much faster than water when the two are exposed to sunlight. Use that fact and your understanding of heat transfer to predict which way the wind will blow near the surface of the earth as the sun sets near the seashore.
A) The surface wind will blow from the land toward the water.
B) The surface wind will blow alternately back and forth along the shore, parallel to the boundary between land and water. It will reverse directions every few minutes.
C) The surface wind will blow steadily in one direction along the shore, parallel to the boundary between land and water.
D) The surface wind will blow from the water toward the land.

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As the sun sets, the land cools down faster than the water. The cooler, denser air over the land moves towards the warmer, less dense air over the water, creating a breeze from the land to the water.

Soil Heats Up Much Faster Than Water When the Two