El Niño and La Niña / Milankovitch Cycles

El Niño and La Niña / Milankovitch Cycles

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15 Qs

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El Niño and La Niña / Milankovitch Cycles

El Niño and La Niña / Milankovitch Cycles

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS2-2

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What causes La Nina?
cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America
cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US
cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America
warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The El Nino will cause what kind of weather in the southern US?
cold and dry
cold and wet
warm and wet
warm and dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The El Nino is caused by
cold water off the Atlantic coast of South America
warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America
warm water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico
cold water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

La Nina will cause the weather in Texas to be
warm and wet
cold and wet
cold and dry
warm and dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What time of year do these two events occur?
during the summer when the ocean water is warming up
in the summer for El Nino and winter for La Nina
during the winter around December and January
During the fall when global temperatures are changing

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why are La Nina conditions especially important to areas such as Texas and California?
because La Nina brings drought to these farming areas
because La Nina brings needed rain to these farming areas
because it brings rain and floods and there are many people in these areas
La Nina does not really impact these areas like El Nino does

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

During a(n) ____ event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.

El Nino

La Nina

Normal

Partly sunny

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