- 1. A monsoon is _____________
A) wind that indicates the change in season.
B) heavy rain
C) flooding
- 2. Frequently, the monsoon season brings devastating _________ to countries in southern and Southeast Asia.
A) mudslides
B) forest fires
C) floods
- 3. Monsoons are large air masses in the tropics that move onto the land from the ___________ during the summer and from the land back to the ____________ in the winter.
A) antarctic
B) sea
C) arctic
- 4. The word monsoon comes from "mawsin" the Arabic word for ________.
A) season
B) winter
C) summer
- 5. The tropics have two seasons ________ and _________
A) summer, winter
B) spring, fall
C) wet, dry
- 6. A recent study of monsoons discovered a possible link between the beginning of the summer monsoons and ____________, whirling windstorms occurring in the oceans.
A) cyclones
B) waterspouts
C) tornadoes
- 7. Too much rain brings ____________ and flooding.
A) landslides
B) dirty water
C) mud holes
- 8. Too little rain brings __________ in the winter months.
A) drought
B) nicer weather
C) cooler temperatures
- 9. Do we get monsoons in Canada?
A) No
B) Sometimes
C) Yes
- 10. Which movie depicted monsoon season?
A) Twister
B) The Perfect Storm
C) Forrest Gump
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