Practice question
You are in a Chilean bay on a clear summer afternoon. The wind was calm at 09:00 but has built steadily from seaward since midday and is now raising a short chop. Which basic meteorological phenomenon is this, and what should you expect this evening?
- It is the virazón (sea breeze), driven by the land heating faster than the sea; it typically peaks in mid-afternoon and eases after sunset, often reversing overnight into the offshore terral (land breeze)
- It is a tropical cyclone forming inside the bay; it will intensify continuously through the night
- It is the terral (land breeze), which always blows onshore and strengthens through the night
- It is a tidal effect; wind in a bay is produced by the flood tide and stops at high water
Answer: A — It is the virazón (sea breeze), driven by the land heating faster than the sea; it typically peaks in mid-afternoon and eases after sunset, often reversing overnight into the offshore terral (land breeze)
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