When El Niño Occurs Every Three to Five Years, a Mass

question 81

Multiple Choice

When El Niño occurs every three to five years, a mass of warm Pacific water that is usually pushed westward by trade winds

• A) Surges back eastward toward South America
• B) Becomes much warmer than usual, strengthening trade winds
• C) Cools dramatically
• D) Sinks and therefore cools substantially
• E) Surges northward toward Japan

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