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Se produce en horas diurnas, la tierra se calienta más deprisa que el mar, engendrándose una baja presión relativa sobre ella, a consecuencia de la cual el gradiente se dirigirá hacia ésta y el viento soplará desde la mar hacia la tierra. ¿Cómo se denomina el viento que se origina a causa de este fenómeno?It occurs during the day: the land warms faster than the sea, creating relatively low pressure over it. As a result, a wind blows that is called:
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Correct answer: a) Sea breeze (virazón).
Why it is correct
By day, the relative low over land draws in air from the sea: the virazón.
Why the others are not
- b) Trade winds are global winds.
- c) A depression is a far larger system.
- d) The terral blows at night.
How to work it out in the exam
- Spot daytime: by day, virazón.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 35 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 34 Official paper · Official answer key
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