El Nino/La Nina

La Niña has increased upwellings

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which could be a result of El Niño in the Eastern Pacific?

• Drought

• Less fishery activity

• Flooding

• Decreased daytime temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does El Niño and La Niña's effect on ocean circulation heavily depend on?

• Salt

• Humans

• Marine life

• Wind Patterns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During El Niño, where will a drought occur?

• California

• Hawaii

• Indonesia

• Mexico

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does ENSO stand for?

• Emergency National Security Organization

• El Niño Southern Oscillation

• El Niño Southbound Oscillation

• El Niño Silver Oyster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During normal conditions in the eastern Pacific, easterly winds called “trade winds” drive warm surface water eastward

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the SST for El Niño and La Niña?

• El Niño has colder waters and La Niña has warmer waters

• El Niño and La Niña both have warmer waters

• El Niño has warmer waters and La Niña has colder waters

• El Niño and La Niña both have cooler waters

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Convection leads to

• Clear Skies

• Mist

• Wind

• Thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An El Niño occurs when trade winds drop or even reverse

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6