WIND

21.	The meaning of the word monsoon is
	A. always blowing in one direction
	B. high winds
	C. slow wind blowing
	D. change of wind Option”D” is correct

22.	No. Ra. a. What is the effect of Chinook winds on the central plains?
	A. winter temperatures rise
	B. summer temperatures drop
	C. maintains the same temperature
	D. no effect on temperature Option”B” is correct

23.	What are the hot dry local winds that blow in the northern part of the Alps mountain called?
	A. Chinook
	B. phan
	C. Khamsin
	D. Sirocco Option”B” is correct

24.	What is the name given to the cold winds blowing at great speed from Uruguay in the Pampas region of Argentina?
	A. tapiro
	B. pampira
	C. Harmattan
	D. karaburan Option”B” is correct

25.	Hot dry and dusty local air descending from high mountain areas in New Zealand is known by which of the following names?
	A. Brick Fielder
	B. nor’wester
	C. tremontane
	D. santana Option”B” is correct

26.	No. Ra. a. By what name is the hot and dry air that starts from the west coast of the country and crosses the Rocky Mountains and descends below it?
	A. Fon
	B. northern
	C. Chinook
	D. santana Option”C” is correct

27.	Which of the following is not correctly matched?
	A. Khamsin – Egypt
	B. Chinook – China
	C. Sirocco – Italy
	D. Ghibli – Libya Option”B” is correct

28.	By what name is the cold and dry wind blowing at night from Jura Mountains towards Lake Geneva in Europe?
	A. talwind
	B. solani
	C. mistral
	D. joran Option”D” is correct

29.	What is the wind that descends on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains called in the United States and Canada?
	A. Sirocco
	B. Chinook
	C. Khamsin
	D. Hurricane Option”B” is correct

30.	Which of the following is not a cold local wind?
	A. mistral
	B. Sack
	C. Khamsin
	D. Blizzard Option”C” is correct

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