El Niño and La Niña

What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drier weather in the Northwestern United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?

• El Niño

• La Niña

• the Gulf Stream

• the jet stream

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Which weather conditions are associated with El Niño?

• decreased temperature, increased precipitation

• increased temperature, decreased precipitation

• increased temperature, increased precipitation

• decreased temperature, decreased precipitation

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Which lists some effects of El Niño?

• warmer temperatures and less rain

• cooler temperatures and less rain

• cooler temperatures and more rai

• warmer temperatures and more rain

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If the Pacific Ocean is warmer, and South America, California, and the Southern United States is extra rain, you might be experiencing this climate phenomenon.

• El Niño

• The Gulf Stream

• a cold front

• La Niña

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Cooler Pacific ocean and less rain on the western coasts of South America and North America are impacts of which of the following weather phenomena?

• El Niño

• La Niña

• the Gulf Stream

• The Jet Stream

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How often does El Niño occur?

• every year

• every 2 years

• every 4-7 years

• every day

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Which of the following best explains the relationship between an El Niño event and the tradewinds?

• When the tradewinds increase in strength, El Niño occurs.

• When the tradewinds decrease in strength, El Niño occurs.

• Scientists do no understand what causes El Niño to occurs.

• When the tradewinds blow west to east, El Niño occurs.

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After an El Niño event, which of the following will definitely occur?

• The tradewinds will stop blowing and El Niño will continue.

• The Jet Stream will guide La Niña into the tropical zones.

• The Gulf Stream will cool down.

• The tradewinds will increase and La Niña will begin.

What causes La Niña?

• cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America

• cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

• cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US

• warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

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What time of year do El Niño and La Niña 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

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