Oscillations

Match

Match the following

Normal Year

El Nino Year

El Nino/La Nina

• Normal Year

• El Nino Year

• El Nino/La Nina

Match

Match the following

La Nina

El Nino

Normal

• La Nina

• El Nino

• Normal

Open Ended

What does ENSO stand for?

Open Ended

Is this an El Nino year or not?

Describe what is happening in the picture.

Open Ended

Is this an El Nino year or not?

Describe what is going on in the picture.

Multiple Choice

What is the major indicator of an El Nino event?

• Decreased ocean surface temperature

• No change in trade winds

• Stronger than normal trade winds

• Weakening and reversal of trade winds

Multiple Choice

What are El Nino and La Nina?

• Complex weather patterns resulting from variations in ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific Region.

• Simple weather patterns resulting from variations in ocean temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Weather patterns resulting from variations in air pressure in the Arctic Region.

• Simple weather patterns resulting from variations in ocean temperatures in the Indian Ocean.

Multiple Choice

What is El Nino known for?

• Unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

• Unusual cooling of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

• Unusual warming of surface waters in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Unusual cooling of surface waters in the Indian Ocean.

Multiple Choice

What is La Nina known for?

• Unusual cooling of the tropical eastern Pacific.

• Unusual warming of the tropical eastern Pacific.

• Unusual cooling of the Atlantic Ocean.

• Unusual warming of the Indian Ocean.