Wind: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Which of the following is not correctly matched-

AKhamsin - Egypt
BChinook-China
CSirocco - Italy
DGibili-Libya

Question 2 of 25

Which of the following winds is laden with hot dust and blows from the Sahara Desert towards the Mediterranean region?

Aheat wave
BSirocco
CFawn
DMistral

Question 3 of 25

The 'terrible fifty' moves on -

A50At northern latitude
B50At southern latitude
C50⁰ N between 60°N and 60°N
Dnone of these

Question 4 of 25

What are the cold winds blowing with great speed from Uruguay in the Pampas region of Argentina called?

ATapiro
BPampira
CHarmattan
DKaraburan

Question 5 of 25

In New Zealand, the hot, dry and dusty local wind descending from the high mountainous regions is known by which of the following names?

Abrick fielder
Bnor'wester
Ctramontane
DSanta Ana

Question 6 of 25

By what name is the cool and dry night wind blowing from the Jura Mountains towards Lake Geneva in Europe known?

ATalvind
Bsolani
CMistral
DJoran

Question 7 of 25

What are doldrums?

Atropical wind belt
Btropical wind deflection belt
Csubtropical wind belt
Dtropical wind belt

Question 8 of 25

Which of the following warm local winds blows from the mountainous region of Central Europe towards the Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia?

AMistral
BFawn
CBora
DBuran

Question 9 of 25

By what name is the hot and dry wind that originates from the west coast of the United States of America, crosses the Rocky Mountains and descends below it known?

AFawn
BNorthern
CChinook
DSanta Ana

Question 10 of 25

Which of the following local winds is also called "Doctor Wind"?

AFawn
BChinook
CHarmattan
DSirocco

Question 11 of 25

Which one of the following causes the wind from the Southern Hemisphere to be deflected to its left?

ADifferences in water volumes between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Bpressure and stress variations
Cinclined axis of the Earth
Drotation of the earth

Question 12 of 25

What does the name 'Sirocco' mean?

Ato a local wind
Bfor a volcano
Cto an island
DFor an ocean

Question 13 of 25

Which of the following is not a cold local wind?

AMistral
BBora
CKhamsin
DBlizzard

Question 14 of 25

Which of the following is a cold local wind?

AMistral
BBora
CPampira
Dall of the above

Question 15 of 25

Which one of the following is a local wind that blows outwards from Siberia?

ABora
BPurga
CMistral
DBlizzard

Question 16 of 25

What is 'roaring forty', 'fierce fifty', 'screaming sixty'?

Asea storm
BWesterly winds in the Southern Hemisphere
CWesterly winds in the Northern Hemisphere
Dfrom polar high pressure

Question 17 of 25

Which of the following hot local winds causes considerable damage to fruit orchards in California?

AJonda
BSanta Ana
CNorthern
DChinook

Question 18 of 25

The sea breeze blows-

Aduring the day
BIn the night
Cboth times
Dseasonal

Question 19 of 25

The 'screaming sixty' wind blows in-

Anear 60° East longitude
Bnear 60° west longitude
Cnear 60° north latitude
Dnear 60° south latitude

Question 20 of 25

What effect do Chinook winds have on the central plains of the USA?

Awinter temperatures rise
BSummer temperatures drop
Ckeeps the same temperature
DHas no effect on temperature

Question 21 of 25

What are the warm, dry local winds blowing in the northern part of the Alps called?

AChinook
BFawn
CKhamsin
DSirocco

Question 22 of 25

Which one of the following is a cold local wind?

ASanta Ana
BChinook
CMistral
Dheat wave

Question 23 of 25

Which of the following local winds is known as "snow eater"?

AChinook
BFawn
CHarmattan
DSirocco

Question 24 of 25

Westerlies are those winds which blow from-

Aover the polar regions
Bfrom land to sea at night and from sea to land during the day
Cin different directions depending on the weather
D30 degrees of the equator⁰-60⁰ between north and south latitude lines

Question 25 of 25

Chinook is a-

Alocal air
Beternal wind
Cpermanent air
Dsea current