3.5 El Niño and La Niña

Question 1

El niño

Answer 1

climate pattern that takes place in the pacific ocean in which tradewinds get weaker

Question 2

when does el niño come

Answer 2

every 2-7 years

Question 3

are the effects of el niño the same around everywhere explain

Answer 3

no some places get drought some get floods –> depeneds on the region

Question 4

is el niño always bad explain

Answer 4

sometimes bad sometimes good –> bad is when theres big el niño and good when theres small

Question 5

examples of disasters el niño can cause

Answer 5

mudslides, floods, drought, earthquake, etc.

Question 6

upwelling

Answer 6

the process in which cold watter from the botom of the ocean is pushed up

Question 7

describe what a normal year looks like in terms of the pacific ocean and tradewinds

Answer 7

tradewinds push warm water to west (asia area) and cold water stays east (UMERICA area)

Question 8

during a normal year which side gets more rain

Answer 8

asia

Question 9

during a normal year which side gets less rain

Answer 9

umerica

Question 10

describe what a normal year looks like in terms of the pacific ocean and tradewinds explain

Answer 10

tradewinds are weakened so less water is pushed so the sides switch who gets cold and who gets warm bc warm water stays with umerica instead of moving

Question 11

what happens to canada and umerica during el nino

Answer 11

warmer and drier

Question 12

what happens to the gulfs of umerica

Answer 12

more flooding wetter warmer

Question 13

what happens to south asia and pacific islands

Answer 13

drought bc cold water

Question 14

la niña

Answer 14

climate pattern that takes place in the pacific ocean in which tradewinds get stronger so push warm water SUPER west so theres more upwelling in umerica area so colder water

Question 15

rain shadow

Answer 15

a dry area on the side of a mountain opposite to the wind –> its the lowest side on the side where the wind isnt at

Question 16

what kind of winds cause a rain shadow

Answer 16

prevailing ocean winds

Question 17

expliain the effect that the ocean affects coastal places

Answer 17

Water heats and cools more slowly than landmasses. Therefore, the coastal regions will stay cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

Question 18

explain how winds affect rain shadows

Answer 18

air pushes wind towards the mountain –> it moves up and cools so water condenses

cool dry air then falls at elevations and absorbs moisture so no rain in bottom side of mountain with no rain