- 1. What is an anemometer used to measure?
A) Wind speed
B) Air pressure
C) Temperature
D) Humidity
- 2. What is a gentle wind called?
A) Gale
B) Typhoon
C) Tornado
D) Breeze
- 3. In which layer of the atmosphere do most weather phenomena occur, including wind?
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Exosphere
D) Mesosphere
- 4. What do you call a wind that flows downslope?
A) Simoom
B) Mistral
C) Katabatic wind
D) Chinook
- 5. Which of the following is a warm dry wind that descends downslope and causes rapid temperature increases?
A) Polar vortex
B) Chinook
C) Haboob
D) Harmattan
- 6. What is the name for a wind that blows over the Mediterranean Sea causing dry cold weather in southern Europe?
A) Westerlies
B) Bora
C) Sirocco
D) Mistral
- 7. What term is used for a wind system that changes direction with the seasons?
A) Jet stream
B) Doldrums
C) Monsoon
D) Coriolis effect
- 8. What phenomenon occurs when two different air masses collide, leading to strong winds and abrupt weather changes?
A) Convection
B) Ridge
C) Vortex
D) Front
- 9. What is the term for a wind that blows over the western coast of Africa, bringing hot and dry air from the Sahara Desert?
A) Monsoon
B) Bora
C) Zonda
D) Harmattan
- 10. What type of wind is characterized by a circular motion originating from a low-pressure center?
A) Squall
B) Cyclone
C) Maelstrom
D) Anticyclone
- 11. What term is used for a wind that blows from sea to land during the night?
A) Land breeze
B) Squall
C) Dust devil
D) Mistral
- 12. What is the name for a warm and dry wind that blows from North Africa into southern Europe?
A) Sirocco
B) Bora
C) Mistral
D) Nor'easter
- 13. What is the name for a violent tropical storm with winds exceeding 74 mph?
A) Blizzard
B) Cyclone
C) Hurricane
D) Tornado
- 14. Which direction does wind move from in a high-pressure system?
A) Inward
B) Outward
C) Downward
D) Upward
- 15. What is the name for a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending towards the ground?
A) Tornado
B) Hurricane
C) Typhoon
D) Blizzard
- 16. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?
A) Barometer
B) Anemometer
C) Thermometer
D) Hygrometer
- 17. In Greek mythology, who is the god of the west wind?
A) Boreas
B) Eurus
C) Zephyrus
D) Notus
- 18. What is the process of wind eroding rock, sand, or soil called?
A) Aeolian erosion
B) River erosion
C) Chemical weathering
D) Glacial erosion
- 19. Which of the following is a famous wind instrument that is often associated with jazz music?
A) Trumpet
B) Saxophone
C) Flute
D) Harp
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