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. How long does an El Nifio conditions typically last?
2. During El Nifio, what happens to the temperature of surface
Ocean Waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific?
3. During El Nifio, off the coast of which countries is cold
water upwelling drastically reduced?
4. What can be said about the level of rainfall in the western
tropical Pacific during El Nifio?
5. When average conditions exist, what adjective describes
the level of rainfall in the western tropical Pacific near
Asia?
6. On average, in the tropical Pacific the trade winds blow
from the:
7. How frequently do El Nifio conditions develop?
8. The see-saw variation in air pressure between the western
and central tropical Pacific is called:
9. During El Nifio, what sometimes reverses directions?
10. During El Nifio, what is that drifts eastward?
11. What weather/climate conditions may alternate with El
Nifio?
12. During La Nifia, what significantly increases in strength?
13. What word describes sea surface temperatures in the
eastern tropical Pacific during La Nifia?
14. Over how large of an area are weather extremes triggered
by El Nifio and La Nifia experienced?
15. What do regions of high sea surface temperature heat?
16. When the atmosphere over the ocean is heated, what is
produced?
Use the Maps when answering the following questions about
wintertime conditions.
17. With one word describe the temperature in the northeast
and northwest United States during El Nifio?
18. What two words describe weather conditions in the
southern Unites States during El Nifio?
19. Describe the temperature of the northwestern United States
and Canada during a La Nifia.
20. What word describes weather for the west coast of the
United States during a La Nifia?
21. What are the conditions in the southeastern unites States
during a La Nifia?

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