Which statement best describes a sea breeze's occurrence?

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Which statement best describes a sea breeze's occurrence?

Sea breeze happens when land heats up faster than the adjacent sea during the day. The intense daytime warming causes air over the land to rise, creating a shallow low pressure near the coast. Cool air over the sea moves toward the shore to replace that rising air, producing a local onshore flow toward the land. This coastal, daytime phenomenon is strongest in the afternoon and is typical along coastlines. The option that describes a local onshore flow caused by daytime heating of land and common along coastlines matches this behavior exactly. The other statements describe different wind patterns (like a mountain breeze inland, a nighttime offshore flow, or a wind not driven by land heating) and don’t fit sea breeze.

Sea breeze happens when land heats up faster than the adjacent sea during the day. The intense daytime warming causes air over the land to rise, creating a shallow low pressure near the coast. Cool air over the sea moves toward the shore to replace that rising air, producing a local onshore flow toward the land. This coastal, daytime phenomenon is strongest in the afternoon and is typical along coastlines. The option that describes a local onshore flow caused by daytime heating of land and common along coastlines matches this behavior exactly. The other statements describe different wind patterns (like a mountain breeze inland, a nighttime offshore flow, or a wind not driven by land heating) and don’t fit sea breeze.

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