Which of the following statements is not accurate about sea and land breeze?

Analyze the question: You are asked to find the statement that is NOT accurate about sea and land breezes. This is an "except/not" question, so three options are true and one is false.

Concept: Land and sea heat up and cool down at different rates because of their different specific heat capacities.

• Land heats up quickly and cools quickly.
• Water heats up slowly and cools slowly, because it has a high specific heat capacity and heat spreads through its depth.

Sea breeze (day):

1. Land heats faster, so the air above it warms, expands and rises, creating low pressure over land.
2. The sea stays cooler, so it has higher pressure.
3. Air moves from the sea (high pressure) to the land (low pressure), which is the sea breeze.

Land breeze (night):

1. Land cools faster, so it has higher pressure.
2. The sea stays relatively warmer, so it has lower pressure.
3. Air moves from the land to the sea, which is the land breeze.

Checking each option:

• A. Air blows from sea to land during the day. True (sea breeze).
• B. Air blows from land to sea at night. True (land breeze).
• C. Land warms up more slowly than the sea during the day. False, because land warms up faster than the sea.
• D. Sea warms up more slowly than the land during the day. True.

Answer: The statement that is not accurate is C.

Exam tip: Remember "Land is Lively, Sea is Slow": land heats and cools quickly, the sea does both slowly. Also, breezes are named after where they come from: a sea breeze comes from the sea (day) and a land breeze comes from the land (night).