El Nino and La Nina Concepts

What causes El Nino?

• Happens when the Pacific Ocean warms up affecting weather patterns worldwide.

• Happens when Atlantic ocean cools down and causes severe weather in all oceans.

• Happens in the Pacific ocean when the water cools down and circulates fast.

• Happens when the Indian ocean mixes cold and warm currents.

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True or false?

La Nina is characterized by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures, in

the central and eastern Pacific ocean.

• True
• False

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What impacts does El Nino have on the environment and society?

• Warms the sea surface temps in Pacific ocean

• Increased rainfall in southern united States and peru

• drier conditions in Australia and Indonesia.

• Improves marine ecosystems.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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During __________ surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific are colder than average.

• El Nino
• La Nina

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Pacific
• Arctic

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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

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What regions are affected by El Nino?

• Southern United States

• Peru and Western South America

• Central and Eastern Pacific ocean

• Australia and Indonesia

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What regions are affected by la Nina?

• Africa

• Latin America

• South and South-East Africa

• America

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What weather patterns is this a picture of?

• La Nina

• Normal Weather

• El Nino

• El Tio

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What weather pattern is this a picture of?

• La Nina

• Normal weather

• El Nino

• La Tia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6