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During the day , the sun heats up both the ocean surface and the land . ____________________ is a good absorber of the energy from the sun . The land ____________________ much of the sun's energy as ____________________ . However , water heats up much more slowly than land and so the air above the land will be ____________________ compared to the air over the ocean . The warm air over the land will rise throughout the day , causing low pressure at the surface . Over the water , high surface pressure will form because of the colder air . To ____________________ , the air will sink over the ocean . The wind will blow from the higher pressure over the water to lower pressure over the land causing the sea breeze . The sea breeze strength will vary ____________________ on the temperature ____________________ between the land and the ocean .