Hurricanes, El Nino and La Nina

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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During an El Nino, trade winds are typically...

• about average

• stronger

• weaker

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

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Normal

• Partly sunny

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The picture represents a(n) ___ event.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

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

• a warming

• a cooling

• average temperatures

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

• Both occur every 2-7 years

• 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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Which of the following is TRUE about the naming of Hurricanes?

• The hurricane naming system was developed in the 1800s

• Hurricanes are named only once the reach category 2 status

• Meteorologists retire the names of hurricanes that cause massive destruction

• Only women’s names are used in the naming of hurricanes

In a hurricane, the center low pressure ________ has very little wind and rain.

• upwelling

• rain bands

• eye

• eye wall

Hurricanes move in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres due to ___________________.

• El NIno

• The Coriolis Effect

• La Nina

• upwelling

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In a hurricane, winds move towards the __________ and get deflected to the ________ in the northern hemisphere

• outer rain bands; left

• eye; left

• eye; right

• outer rain bands; right

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