The Wind

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1. What is a zephyr? A hurricane force wind A southern hemisphere prevailing wind Upper atmosphere jet stream A gentle breeze

2. Who has a wind scale named after him, that measures wind force at sea? Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort Admiral James Stevens Admiral Lord Arnold Benedict Admiral Benton Michaels

3. What are the winds that occur on the eastern slopes of the Rockies called? Mistral Santa Ana Chinook Sirocco

4. What are the dry, hot winds that occur in Southern California? Sirocco Santa Ana Western trade winds Subtropical horse latitudes

5. What are the winds called that cause heavy rainy summers and dry winters in India and Southeast Asia? Monsoons Ha-boobs Offshore breezes Sirocco

6. What are the flattened tubes of high-speed air that separate the warm flow of air or the mid-latitudes, from the cold or the polar? Horse Latitudes Prevailing Winds Trade winds Jet Streams

7. What is the sudden change in horizontal or vertical wind speed or direction, over a short distance? Doldrums Vortex Wind shear Jet Stream

8. What is a dust or sand storm that occurs in northern and central Sudan called? Sirocco Ha-boob Mistral Bad luck

9. What is a cold, violent wind in the Rhone valley of France called? Chinook Sirocco Nor'easter Mistral

10. What is the strong, dry, hot wind that blows from the hot interior of the Sahara Desert? Sirocco Buran Sukhovey Bora