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El virazón o brisa marina se produce en:The sea breeze (virazón) takes place during:

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Correct answer: d) Daytime hours, as the land warms faster than the sea, creating a relative low over the land that draws the breeze in from the sea.

Why it is correct

During the day the sun heats the land much faster than the sea; warm air over the land rises, creating a relative low that draws cooler sea air ashore as the sea breeze (virazón).

Why the others are not

  • a) By day the land warms up and forms a relative low, not a high.
  • b) It occurs during the daytime, not at night.
  • c) At night the land cools and the land breeze (terral) blows out to sea.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Sea breeze: by day, land warms faster → thermal low ashore → breeze from sea to land.

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