CBSE Class 8 Science
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Pressure Winds Storms and Cyclones — Question 9
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Question The figure shows trees along the sea coast on a summer afternoon. Identify which side is land – A or B. Explain your answer.
During the daytime on a summer afternoon, there is a sea breeze that blows from sea to land. This happens because the land gets heated faster and the air above land rises resulting in low-pressure region over land. Cooler air over sea moves from high- pressure region towards the land. The bending of trees due to wind, as shown in the figure, suggests that wind is blowing in the direction from B to A. This suggests ‘A’ side is land.