El Nino/La Nina Review

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

• Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

• Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

• The weather at the polar regions

• The directions that ships travel in the oceans

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The picture below is of a(n) ____ event.

• Non-El Nino (Normal)

• El Nino

• La Nina

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La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.

• a warming

• a cooling

• average temperatures

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______________ causes more rainfall in the Northwest United States and poor fishing off the coast of South America (Peru).

• La Nina

• El NIno

• El Baby Yoda

• La Chancla

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Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?

• Both occur at least once per decade

• Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean

• El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean

• Neither are considered "storms"

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In El Nino, rain moves east with the warm pool causing rainy/stormy weather in California and less hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

• True

• False

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When La Nina and hurricanes pull cold water to the surface and bring nutrient rich sediments from the seafloor, this is called ___________________.

• upwelling

• downwelling

• El zapato

• La Gloria

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El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Pacific
• Arctic

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What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?

• temperature and density
• temperature and precipitation
• precipitation and density
• winds and humidity

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Which lists some effects of El Niño?

• warmer temperatures and more rain
• warmer temperatures and less rain
• cooler temperatures and less rain

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