Which Statement(s) About El Niño Is(are) True

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which statement(s) about El Niño is(are) true?

• A) It produces warm surface water along the Peru-Ecuador coast.
• B) It interrupts the southeast tradewinds and displaces the doldrums.
• C) It is associated with a displacement of the jet stream.
• D) It is also known as La Niña.
• E) It produces warm surface water along the Peru-Ecuador coast, it interrupts the southeast tradewinds and displaces the doldrums, and it is associated with a displacement of the jet stream.

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