Q. Why is there generally a fresh breeze from the sea (in English watering places) during the summer and autumn mornings?
A. As the land is more heated by the sun than the sea; therefore, air resting on the land is hotter than air resting on the sea; in consequence of which, cooler sea air glides inland, to restore the equilibrium.
Q. Why does the sea breeze feel cool?
A. As the sun cannot make the surface of the sea so hot as the surface of the land; therefore, the air which blows from the sea, feels cooler than the air of the land.
Q. Why are tropical islands subject to a land breeze every evening (i. e.. a breeze blowing from the land towards the sea)?
A. The surface of land cools down faster (after sun-set) than the surface of the sea: in consequence of which, the air of the cold land is condensed, sinks down, and spreads itself into the warmer sea air, causing the land breeze.
Q. Why is the land breeze cool?
A. As the surface of the land is cooled at sun-set quicker than the surface of the sea; therefore, the seaman feels the air from the land to be chill.
Q. Why is the temperature of islands more equable than that of continents?