El Nino/La Nina 24

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

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Normal

• Partly sunny

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Normally, atmospheric upwelling and rain occurs in the:

• FAR Western Pacific

• Central Pacific

• Western Pacific

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During an El Nino, it rains

• in the central Pacific

• in the FAR eastern Pacific

• in the western Pacific

• In all of the Pacific

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• about average

• stronger

• weaker

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Non-El Nino (Normal)

• El Nino

• La Nina

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

El Niño ___________________ the trade winds causing the warm pool to move ___________.

• weakens or reverses; west

• intensifies; west

• weakens or reverses; east

• intensifies; east

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

• El Nino poisons the fish

• El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward

• El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain

• El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In Florida, El Nino impacts our weather by:

• creating larger waves at the beach

• more thunderstorms and crows flying around

• dry and hot

• wetter and more flood-prone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5