Question 1

What causes La Niña?

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

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

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cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US

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

Question 2

The El Nino will cause what kind of weather in Guatemala?

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cold and wet

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cold and dry

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warm and wet

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warm and dry

Question 3

The El Niño is caused by

Accepted Answer

warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America

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warm water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

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cold water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

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cold water off the Atlantic coast of South America

Question 4

La Niña will cause the weather in Guatemala to be

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warm and dry

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warm and wet

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cold and wet

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cold and dry

Question 5

What time of year do these two events occur?

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during the winter around December and January

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during the summer when the ocean water is warming up

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During the fall when global temperatures are changing

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in the summer for El Nino and winter for La Nina

Question 6

Why are La Nina conditions especially important to areas such as Guatemala?

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because La Nina brings drought to farming areas and cities

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La Nina does not really impact these areas like El Nino does

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because it brings rain and floods and there are many people in these areas

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because La Nina brings needed rain to these farming areas

Question 7

If you are a farmer in Guatemala, when might you want to plant extra crops to make extra profits.

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during El Nino years

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in between these events because one is to dry and the other is too wet

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during La Nina years

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during both events  because both bring more rain to grow additional crops

Question 8

Strong El Niño events happen every five years.

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False

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True

Question 9

Winds are the link between the Southern Oscillation and ocean warming associated with El
Niño

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True

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False

Question 10

The trade winds are weaker during an El Niño event.

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True

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False

Question 11

Surface ocean temperatures of the eastern tropical Pacific are colder than average during an
El Niño event.

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False

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True

Question 12

Some of the heaviest annual precipitation occurs

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within the Amazon Basin

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Central América

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in the Sahara

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over most of Australia

Question 13

The warm, humid trade winds converge and produce abundant rainfall in the tropics.

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True

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False

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