Suppose You Are on the Beach at Night, and You

question 196

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are on the beach at night, and you experience a breeze blowing from the land out to the ocean. This breeze is caused by:

• A) carbon dioxide being pushed out of human dwellings at night.
• B) excess nitrogen in the air.
• C) evaporated water seeking a place to condense back into liquid water.
• D) air flowing from the cooling land onto the relatively warmer water.

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