The El Niño will cause what kind of winter weather in the southern US?

• colder and drier than normal

• colder and wetter than normal

• warmer and wetter than normal

• no difference, because it happens in the Pacific ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes La Nina?

• cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America

• cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US

• cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

• warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During an El Niño, it rains

• in the central and eastern Pacific.

• in the northern Pacific.

• in the western Pacific.

• in all of the Pacific.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The thermocline of the Western Pacific is down-welled during a(n)

• non-ENSO event

• El Niño

• La Niña

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

One consequence of El Niño is _______ in Southeast Asia.

• stronger Trade Winds

• flooding

• strong winter storms

• drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The image is of a(n):

• El Nino event

• La Nina event

• Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Non-El Nino (Normal)

• El Nino

• La Nina

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Look at the photo. This was during:

• An El Nino year

• A La Nina year

• A non-ENSO normal year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

During which event is the trade winds very weak?

• Normal/Neutral

• El Nino

• La Nina

• El Condor Pasa

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6