El Nino and La Nina
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens during El Niño?
Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves eastward
Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves westward
Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves westward
Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves eastward
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the climate impacts of El Niño?
Flooding in the Southern United States and warmer, drier conditions in the Pacific Northwest
Drought in the Southern United States and cooler temperatures, heavy rains, and flooding in the Pacific Northwest
Drought in the Southern United States and warmer, drier conditions in the Pacific Northwest
Flooding in the Southern United States and cooler temperatures, heavy rains, and flooding in the Pacific Northwest
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the climate impacts of La Niña?
Flooding in the Southern United States and cooler temperatures, heavy rains, and flooding in the Pacific Northwest
Flooding in the Southern United States and warmer, drier conditions in the Pacific Northwest
Drought in the Southern United States and cooler temperatures, heavy rains, and flooding in the Pacific Northwest
Drought in the Southern United States and warmer, drier conditions in the Pacific Northwest
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between El Niño and La Niña?
They have no relationship
El Niño and La Niña are the same phenomenon
El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a cycle
El Niño and La Niña occur simultaneously
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when trade winds become stronger than normal?
They blow cool water back into the eastern Pacific and restart the upwelling of warm water in the western Pacific
They blow cool water back into the western Pacific and restart the upwelling of warm water in the eastern Pacific
They blow warm water back into the western Pacific and restart the upwelling of cool water in the eastern Pacific
They blow warm water back into the eastern Pacific and restart the upwelling of cool water in the western Pacific
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?
Both occur every 2-7 years
Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean
El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean
Neither are considered "storms"
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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