The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________
A
Anabatic wind
B
Khamsin
C
Katabatic wind
D
Harmattan
Correct Answer: Katabatic wind
The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as Katabatic wind. Katabatic wind, also called downslope wind, or gravity wind, wind that blows down a slope because of gravity. It occurs at night, when the highlands radiate heat and are cooled.