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What happens due to coral reef damage by El Niño?

A
The ocean water gets warmer.
B
Fish that depend on the reef die.
C
The ocean water gets cooler.
D
The reef supports more diversity of life.
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
California Current
B
cold-water
C
drought
D
El Niño
E
Gulf Stream
F
La Niña
G
buoys
H
Tropics
I
upwelling
J
warm-water
3

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
California Current
B
cold-water
C
drought
D
El Niño
E
Gulf Stream
F
La Niña
G
buoys
H
Tropics
I
upwelling
J
warm-water
4

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
California Current
B
cold-water
C
drought
D
El Niño
E
Gulf Stream
F
La Niña
G
buoys
H
Tropics
I
upwelling
J
warm-water
5

Which statement describes the negative effects of El Niño?

A
El Niño appears every 2 to 12 years.
B
Rain, flash floods, and mudslides occur in places where there is usually little rain, while usually wet areas suffer from drought.
C
Sometimes El Niño is followed by La Niña, during which ocean temperatures become cooler.
D
Upwelling along the coast of South America occurs after an El Niño.
6

How would California be different if there were no California Current?

A
Its climate would be cooler.
B
There would be less wind and fog.
C
Its climate would be drier.
D
Its climate would be warmer.
7

It is important for scientists to learn as much as possible about El Niño because the weather pattern

A
has so far been completely unpredictable.
B
affects North America more than any other continent.
C
has so many effects on organisms and land.
D
can only be studied out in the open ocean.
8

If ocean currents have changed their circulation patterns, you can conclude that

A
patterns of wind circulation have also changed.
B
the water is colder and denser than usual.
C
the rate of evaporation has increased.
D
the climate will be milder than usual.
9

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
California Current
B
cold-water
C
drought
D
El Niño
E
Gulf Stream
F
La Niña
G
buoys
H
Tropics
I
upwelling
J
warm-water
10

El Niño occurs every 2 to 12 years.

A
T
B
F

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