During El Niño Conditions, ____

question 6

Multiple Choice

During El Niño conditions, ____.

• A) ocean currents accelerate in the Pacific Ocean, bringing warmer weather to Japan
• B) ocean currents slow in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing cooler weather to Europe
• C) the thermocline throughout the Pacific Ocean deepens
• D) the thermocline in the central Atlantic Ocean rises, bringing cold, deep water to the surface
• E) the thermocline in the eastern Pacific Ocean deepens, disrupting upwelling

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