For science homework: Suppose you're at the beach on a sunny day. Which way is the wind blowing? ANSWER QUICK!

Question

Science homework. XD

Answer 1

From the sea to the land... It's called a sea breeze


At night it's from the land to the sea, and it's called a land breeze.

Answer 2

The formation of the seabreeze is a little more complicated than has been given here but the seabreeze is the wind you are looking for. The direction changes during the day because of the Coriolis effect. If you are standing on a beach on the east coast of the USA with the coastline running north/south, the seabreeze will start as an easterly about 9-10am. Coriolis causes winds to veer in the northern hemisphere at 360°per day - one revolution of the Earth. If the seabreeze is an easterly at 9.30am it will be a southerly at 3.30pm - 90° in a quarter of a day.

If you are on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the seabreeze starts as an east southeasterly and is a north northeasterly six hours later. Winds back in the soutrhern hemisphere due to Coriolis.

Answer 3

In general, on a warm sunny day the wind blows from the sea to the land. This is because the sun heats the land warmer than the water, causing the air to rise. The wind rushes in from over the water to take its place. This is called a sea breeze. At night the wind tends to change direction as the land cools faster than the water; the wind blows from the land out to the sea.

Answer 4

It depends. It can be in different directions, but if you stand up, your hair should move in one direction: north, south, east or west. Whichever way your hair blows, that's the direction of the wind.

Answer 5

Towards land, this generally reverses at night.

Answer 6

West if i'm right. If not you can just ask your teacher for help you know. My answer would be west because thats where the mountains are.

Answer 7

yamson is right