El Niño and La Niña

El Niño and La Niña

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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El Niño and La Niña

El Niño and La Niña

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

What are El Niño and La Niña?

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

a cooling

a warming

average temperatures

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

El Niño ___________________ the trade winds causing the warm pool to move ___________.

weakens or reverses; west

weakens or reverses; east

intensifies; east

intensifies; west

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

_____________ causes more rainfall in the Northwest United States and poor fishing off the coast of South America (Peru).

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

Both occur every 2-7 years

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

Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean

Neither are considered "storms"

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

In El Nino, rain moves east with the warm pool causing rainy/stormy weather in California and less hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

True

False

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