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El Nino And La Nina.
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The Coriolis Effect is when
a) wind and ocean currents blow in a straight path on Earth
b)
c) wind and ocean currents blow in a bent path along Earth's surface
d) wind and ocean currents blow hard and then easily in a straight path on Earth
The Coriolis Effect is thought to be caused by
a) The Earth's revolution around the sun
b)
c) The rotation of the Earth on its axis
d) The axis of the Earth
Ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere are
a) clockwise
b) counterclockwise
c)
d)
Ocean currents in the Southern Hemisphere are
a) clockwise
b) counterclockwise
c)
d)
Ocean currents are created by
a) winds
b) land masses (continents)
c) convection currents
d) all of the above
El Nino is responsible for
a) Draughts in Australia and Indonesia
b) General warming of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
c) General cooling of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
d) Answers 1 and 2
La Nina is responsible for
a) Rainy weather in Australia
b) General cooling of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
c) General warming of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
d) Answers 1 and 2
If North and South America are experiencing too much warm, moist air and floods, it is a(n)
a) El Nino
b) La Nina
c)
d)
If North and South America are experiencing unusually dry weather, it could be a(n)
a) El Nino
b) La Nina
c)
d)
Water spreads heat by
a) radiation
b) conduction
c) convection
d)
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