1) What is the name of the winds blowing from east to southeast in Canada and USA that bring with them extreme cold air, so cold that it freezes all that it touches including hair and beards.
The Barber
2) What is the name of the sudden violent cold gust of wind that descends from mountain to sea in the Straits of Magellan and is a constant threat to ships sailing around Cape Horn?
Williwaw
3) Derived from Greek mythology what is the name of the warm and gentle westerly breeze that blows during summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Zephyr
4) Lasting as briefly as 20 minutes, this extremely hot dust laden wind blows across the deserts of Arabia. Named after the Arabic word for poison, it is responsible for reshaping the sand dunes of the desert in summer. What is it called?
Simoom
5) What is the name of the wind that funnels though the Strait of Gibraltar and is usually accompanied by a characteristic Banner Cloud on top of the Rock of Gibraltar?
Levanter
6) Named after the Arab word for wind, what is the name of the sand/dust storm that occurs on an average of 24 times in a year in Khartoum, Sudan?
Haboob
7) What is the generic term for a warm and very dry wind that descends on the leeward side of a mountain barrier?
Föhn Wind
8) Where would you expect to encounter ‘The Brickfielder’, a strong, hot, dry and dusty wind?
Southern Australia
9) With what sea would you associate the wind Meltemi?
Aegean Sea
10) What is the name of the warm dry wind that periodically occurs late afternoons in the Santa Barbara area of Southern California?
Sundowner
The Barber
2) What is the name of the sudden violent cold gust of wind that descends from mountain to sea in the Straits of Magellan and is a constant threat to ships sailing around Cape Horn?
Williwaw
3) Derived from Greek mythology what is the name of the warm and gentle westerly breeze that blows during summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Zephyr
4) Lasting as briefly as 20 minutes, this extremely hot dust laden wind blows across the deserts of Arabia. Named after the Arabic word for poison, it is responsible for reshaping the sand dunes of the desert in summer. What is it called?
Simoom
5) What is the name of the wind that funnels though the Strait of Gibraltar and is usually accompanied by a characteristic Banner Cloud on top of the Rock of Gibraltar?
Levanter
6) Named after the Arab word for wind, what is the name of the sand/dust storm that occurs on an average of 24 times in a year in Khartoum, Sudan?
Haboob
7) What is the generic term for a warm and very dry wind that descends on the leeward side of a mountain barrier?
Föhn Wind
8) Where would you expect to encounter ‘The Brickfielder’, a strong, hot, dry and dusty wind?
Southern Australia
9) With what sea would you associate the wind Meltemi?
Aegean Sea
10) What is the name of the warm dry wind that periodically occurs late afternoons in the Santa Barbara area of Southern California?
Sundowner
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