During the day the land warms faster than the ocean. Air above the land also gets warmer, so it becomes less dense and rises. Meanwhile, air over the ocean is colder and denser, so it falls. A sea breeze develops from the movement of hot air rising and cold air sinking. This sea breeze is wind coming from the ocean into the land, which moves the branches of palm trees inland as shown. Which is the CORRECT description of the sequence of energy transformations occurring in this system? No