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 Lord Arnold Benedict Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort Admiral James Stevens Admiral Benton Michaels

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

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

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

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

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

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

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