11/6 El Nino and La Nina AP - Ryan Beeler | Biblioteka

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Location of low pressure system and generating rainfall

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Western Pacific with heavy rainfall		Normal Year
Western Pacific		El Nino Year
Eastern Pacific		La Nina Year

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Coastal wind along the west coast of South America (compass direction and relative strength)

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Eastern Pacific		Normal Year
Western Pacific with heavy rainfall		El Nino Year
Western Pacific		La Nina Year

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Relative strength of upwelling off the coast of South America (weak, normal, strong)

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Strong		Normal Year
Normal		El Nino Year
Weak		La Nina Year

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Position of thermocline

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Deep		Normal Year
Normal		El Nino Year
Shallow		La Nina Year

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Location of warm surface water

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Western Pacific		Normal Year
Middle Pacific		El Nino Year
Eastern Pacific		La Nina Year

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Wet weather conditions including flooding in some cases.

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Northeast coast of Australia and Indonesia		Normal Year
Western Pacific		El Nino Year
Western coast of North and South America		La Nina Year

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The fish and birds leave this area due to a lack of upwelling during an El Nino year.

Western coast of North and South America

Western Pacific

Northeast coast of Australia and Indonesia

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Describe two characteristics of an El Nino year.

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Describe two characteristics of an La Nina year

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How can you tell the difference between an El Nino or La Nina year?

The location of the warm Pacific equatorial waters

The location of the cold Pacific polar waters

The location of the warm Atlantic equatorial waters

The location of the cold Antarctic polar waters

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What are the economic consequences of an El Nino year?

Hot, dry summers in Asia and Australia that lead to fires, as well as flooding rains in western North and South America

Cold, wet winters in Asia and Australia that lead to overgrowth of rainforests, as well as hot, dry winters in North and South America

Hot, dry summers in western North and South America that lead to fires, as well as flooding rains in Asia and Australia

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What is the cause of the weather changes in an El Nino year?

The warm Pacific equatorial waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean

The warm Pacific equatorial waters in the western Pacific Ocean

The cold Atlantic equatorial waters in the western Atlantic Ocean

The warm Atlantic equatorial waters in the western Atlantic Ocean

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What relationship is there between El Niño and North Atlantic hurricanes? La Niña and North Atlantic hurricanes?

More hurricanes during a La Niña, and less during an El Niño

Fewer hurricanes during a La Niña, and more during an El Niño

El Niño and La Niña are the same for hurricanes

They are both exclusively weather phenomena