Winds MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. A relatively small rotating funnel that extends downward from the base of towering cloud with thunder, lighting and strong gusty wind is known as

1. Hurricane
2. Tornado
3. Tropical cyclone
4. Extratropical cyclone

2. An observer in the northern hemisphere who stands with his back to the wind will have lower pressure to his left and higher pressure to his right. This is known by which one of the following?

1. Bergeron-Findeisen theory
2. Buys Ballot s law
3. walker circulation
4. Stokes law

3. Coriolis flow tends of turn

1. The flow of the air
2. The direction of the air
3. The velocity of the air
4. none of them.

4. Drainage winds or katabolic winds blow

1. From higher to lower region
2. From lower to high region
3. From equator to polar region
4. From equator to higher region

5. Foehn and Chinook winds are

1. Caused by strong regional winds while passing over a mountain range
2. Caused by strong local wind
3. Caused by westerlies
4. Caused by humid wasterlies

6. Fohn and Chinook winds are experienced in

1. The valleys of the northern Alps is Switzerland and on the eastern slopes on Rockies in North America.
2. The eastern slopes of southern Alps in Switzerland and on the western slopes on Andes in South America.
3. Po valley of France and in Newfoundland
4. Netherlands and New Zealand

7. Hail is associated with

1. Thunder storm
2. Cyclone
3. Hurricane
4. Typhoons

8. If the atmosphere is cooled its capacity for water vapour is

1. Lowered
2. Increased
3. Constant
4. None of the above

9. In the northern hemisphere, tropical cyclones and middle latitude cyclones are similar in that both

1. Originate over warm ocean
2. Intensify with increasing height above the ground.
3. Generally move from east to west
4. Have winds that blow counter clockwise around their centers.

10. In which one of the following regions are the hurricanes apparently absent?

1. Coast of Texas
2. Gulf of Mexico
3. South-eastern coast of USA
4. South-eastern coast of Pacific

11. Jet streams blows

1. From west to east.
2. From east to west
3. From north to south
4. None of the above

12. Jet streams blows

1. From west to east.
2. From east to west
3. From north to south
4. none of the above.

13. Local thunderstorms Norwesters are prominent in

1. Punjab
2. West Bengal
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu

14. Sea breeze is formed during

1. Day time
2. Night time
3. Seasonal
4. a and b

15. Sirocco is a name used to mean

1. A local wind
2. An ocean current
3. An island
4. A volcano

16. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as

1. Anabatic wind
2. Khamsin
3. Katabatic wind
4. Harmattan

17. The dry wind Santa Ana blows in

1. Siberia
2. Argentina
3. Switzerland
4. California

18. The hot dust-laden wind blowing from Sahara desert to Mediterranean region is called the

1. Chinook
2. Fohn
3. Mistral
4. Sirocco

19. The phenomenon of trade winds takes place due to

1. Conduction of heat
2. Convection of heat
3. Radiation
4. None of the above

20. The trade winds are strongest during

1. Winter
2. Summer
3. Rainy season
4. Autumn season

21. The warm and dry winds that blow down the steep valley in Japan are called

1. Zonda
2. Yamo
3. Tramontane
4. Santa Ana

22. The winds flowing from sub tropical high pressure to sub polar low pressure are

1. Westerlies
2. Easterlies
3. Polar wind
4. Local wind.

23. What are Chinooks?

1. Cold local winds which blow from north-west to south-east direction in Spain
2. Extremely dry winds blowing from north-east and east to west in eastern parts of Sahara desert
3. Warm and dry winds which blow down the eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains of North America
4. Warm and dry winds along the northern slopes of Alps Mountains

24. What the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the earth, it is called as

1. Geostropic wind
2. Polar wind
3. Westerlies
4. Trade winds

25. When warm air moves into a region of cold air it leads to the formation of

1. Cold front
2. Warm front
3. Cyclone
4. Anticyclone

26. When warm air moves into a region of cold air it leads to the formation of

1. Cold front
2. Warm front
3. Cyclone
4. Anticyclone

27. Which of the following has a highest wind velocity ?

1. Loo
2. Tornado
3. Typhoon
4. Hurricane

28. Which of the following statement is correct

1. Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where westerlies are prevalent
2. Monsoons are local seasonal winds
3. Doldrum belt lies between 10 degree North and 10 degree South latitudes
4. Horse latitudes are found between trade winds and westerlies.

29. Which of the following statements about westerlies is not correct

1. They blow from subtropical high to equatorial low
2. Westerlies of southern hemisphere are stronger
3. In Northern hemisphere they blow from south-west to north-east
4. They are also known as roaring forties, furious fifties, shrieking sixties

30. Which of the following winds are predominantly seasonal winds?

1. Depression (cyclonic) winds.
2. Prevailing winds
3. Monsoon winds
4. Local winds

31. Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclone

1. Tornadoes
2. Typhoons
3. Hurricanes
4. Northwesters

32. Which one of the following is not a necessary condition for the formation of heavy rainfall

1. Air must be warm near the surface
2. Moist air must rise to great heights
3. Air must becomes saturated
4. Air pressure must be high

33. Willey Willy is

1. A type of tree grow in temperate region
2. A wind that blow in a desert region
3. A tropical cyclone of the North West Australia
4. A kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep.

34. Wind wane is an instrument that

1. Determines the direction of the wind
2. Determines the speed of the wind
3. Determines the force of the wind
4. None of these

35. Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that

1. Air currents blow much faster than winds
2. Air currents are always moisture laden while the winds are usually dry.
3. The winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
4. Winds are horizontal movements of air while air current are the vertical movements of air

36. Winds are caused primarily by

1. Coriolis effect
2. Pressure difference
3. Rotation of earth
4. Humidity differences