The El Niño Weather Pattern Is Associated With

question 7

Multiple Choice

The El Niño weather pattern is associated with:

• A) about a 0.5 meter difference in sea surface height between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia.
• B) cold, nutrient-rich water close to the sea surface near the coast of Peru.
• C) drought and fires in Australia.
• D) high pressure sitting over coastal Peru.
• E) trade winds blowing east to west.

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Definitions:

Crossed-aldol Product

The product resulting from an aldol reaction between two different aldehyde or ketone reactants, occasionally leading to complex mixtures.

2,2-dimethylpropanal

A chemical compound, specifically an aldehyde, characterized by the presence of two methyl groups attached to the second carbon in a propane chain.

Propanal

An organic compound with the formula CH3CH2CHO, a type of aldehyde that is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis.

Butanal

An aldehyde with the formula C4H8O, it is a four-carbon chain compound with a carbonyl group attached to the first carbon.