Question

1) What climate phenomenon is characterized by slackening and reversing of the Pacific equatorial
trade winds and increased surface temperatures in the seas off coastal Peru?

A Hurricanes

B ENSO

C Equatorial trend winds

D Pacific ring of fire

2) What atmospheric system during El Niño years usually decreases activity in the Atlantic Ocean and
increases in the Pacific Ocean?

A Tornados

B Subtropical high pressure

C Tropical cyclones

D Polar high pressure

3) El Niño and La Niña events and the changes they cause in the climate system are collectively
referred to as _

A ENSO (the El Niño – Southern Oscillation)

B AMO ( Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation)

C Pacific Oscillation

D Doldrums.

4) The global influence of El Niño events illustrates the connections among ____, ____,
and climate patterns around the world

A the oceans, the atmosphere

B glacier, rivers

C humans, vegetation

D cryosphere, lithosphere

Answer 1

1) ENSO

This is the El Nino Southern Oscillation which do this type of changes.

2) Tropical cyclone

This El Nino is a tropical event so it affects the tropical phenomena.

3) ENSO

This process includes both the event. El Nino is the reserve event of the La Nina or normals event.

4) the ocean and atmosphere

This is an ocean atmospheric coupled phenomenon.