MCQ El Nino and La Nina SET 1 1. From which language does the word La Nina come?SpanishGermanFrenchEnglishQuestion 1 of 102. During La Nina, what do the trade winds become?Fast Stable Changes directionWeakQuestion 2 of 103. Which of the following is the opposite of El Niño?The Indian Ocean DipoleThe Madden-Julian OscillationLa NiñaThe North Atlantic OscillationQuestion 3 of 104. El Niño is characterized by:Unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific OceanWeaker trade winds blowing westward along the equatorStronger trade winds blowing westward along the equatorUnusually warm ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific OceanQuestion 4 of 105. El Niño events typically last:1-3 year3-5 years3-6 months6-12 monthsQuestion 5 of 106. La Niña events typically last:6-12 months3-5 years1-3 years3-6 monthsQuestion 6 of 107. El Niño can cause:Floods in AustraliaStronger hurricanes in the Atlantic OceanDroughts in CaliforniaAll of the aboveQuestion 7 of 108. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle is:The periodic warming and cooling of the Earth's oceansThe cycle of sunspots on the SunThe long-term trend of global warmingThe interaction between the trade winds and ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific OceanQuestion 8 of 109. El Niño and La Niña are:Can be predicted years in advanceCompletely unpredictableCan be predicted months in advanceNone of the aboveQuestion 9 of 1010. Studying El Niño and La Niña is important because:They can help us predict future climate changesThey can help us prepare for extreme weather eventsThey can help us understand past climate changesAll of the aboveQuestion 10 of 10 Loading...
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