El Nino and La Nina Concepts
Authored by Isabel Terry
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false?
La Nina is characterized by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures, in
the central and eastern Pacific ocean.
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3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During __________ surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific are colder than average.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
El Niño occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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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