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Processes of El Nino and La Nina

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which weather conditions are associated with El Nino?

a)

increased temperature, increased precipitation

b)

decreased temperature, increased precipitation

c)

increased temperature, decreased precipitation

d)

decreased temperature, decreased precipitation

2.

Which best describes El Nino?

a)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal and causes fewer hurricanes to form

b)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal and causes more hurricanes to form.

c)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted

d)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

3.

During El Nino, what happens to the amount of precipitation a region receives?

a)

There is no precipitation

b)

The amount of precipitation increases

c)

The amount of precipitation decreases

d)

The amount of precipitation does not change

4.

What causes the risig surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South American?

a)

the Gulf Stream

b)

The jet stream

c)

La Nina

d)

El Nino

5.

What causes La Nina?

a)

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

b)

cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US

c)

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

d)

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

6.

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

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Normal

d)

Partly sunny

7.

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

a)

Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

b)

Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

c)

The weather at the polar regions

d)

The directions that ships travel in the oceans

8.

The image is of a(n):

a)

El Nino event

b)

La Nina event

c)

Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

9.

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

a)

Non-El Nino (Normal)

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

10.

The picture represents a(n) ___ event.

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

11.

Without question, ENSO events:

a)

Are preventable

b)

Eliminate sources of rain

c)

Are really scary

d)

Impact everyone on the planet somehow

12.

La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.

a)

a warming

b)

a cooling

c)

average temperatures

13.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?

a)

Both occur every 2-7 years

b)

Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean

c)

El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean

d)

Neither are considered "storms"

14.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?

a)

Both occur every 2-7 years

b)

Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean

c)

El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean

d)

Neither are considered "storms"

15.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?

a)

Both occur every 2-7 years

b)

Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean

c)

El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean

d)

Neither are considered "storms"

16.

What phenomenon will happen if trade winds are weakened and they cause the piling up of warm surface and making the part of the Pacific Ocean warmer?

a)

Climate

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

d)

Weather

17.

When does La Nina happen?

a)

December to February

b)

February to March

c)

November or December

d)

September or October

18.

Which of the following does NOT happen in El Nino phenomenon?

a)

It will bring severe drought

b)

Trade winds are weakened

c)

It will bring extreme flooding

d)

Increase of the temperature in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean

19.

Why is it important to track the occurrence of El Nino and La Nina?

a)

It could cost lots of money

b)

People can go to different places

c)

It could damage personal properties

d)

It leads people to plan the necessary precautions needed.

20.

Which of the following is the cause of El Nino?

a)

Upwelling of cold water intensifies

b)

Build up of cooler than normal waters in the Tropical Pacific

c)

The water is colder due to the trade winds reversing direction or becoming more intense.

d)

The water is warmer due to the trade winds reversing direction or becoming less intense

21.

How does El Nino and La Nina affect global climate

a)

El Nino is the cooling phase while La Nina is the warming phase.

b)

El Nino tends to have global climate impacts while La Nina impacts weather system around the globe

c)

El Nino tends to lower global temperature while La Nina tends to boost global temperature

d)

El Nino impacts weather system around the globe, triggering predictable disruptions in temperature, rainfall and winds while La Nina is a cooling phase of ENSO that tends to have global climate impacts.

22.

How often does El Niño occur?

a)

every year

b)

every 2 years

c)

every 4-7 years

d)

every day

23.

Which of the following best explains the relationship between an El Niño event and the tradewinds?

a)

When the tradewinds increase in strength, El Niño occurs.

b)

When the tradewinds decrease in strength, El Niño occurs.

c)

Scientists do no understand what causes El Niño to occurs.

d)

When the tradewinds blow west to east, El Niño occurs.

24.

What time of year do El Niño and La Niña occur?

a)

during the summer when the ocean water is warming up

b)

in the summer for El Nino and winter for La Nina

c)

during the winter around December and January

d)

During the fall when global temperatures are changing