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APES 4.9: El Nino and La NinaEl Nino (ENSO) - correct answer trade winds weaken & warm surface water moves toward South America. Diminished fisheries off South America, drought in western Pacific, increased precipitation in southwestern North America, fewer Atlantic hurricanes. (see-sawing of air pressure over S. Pacific) THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT NORMALLY HAPPENS La Nina - correct answer the direct opposite of El Niño, occurs when sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean drop to lo...

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APES 4.9 El Nino and La Nina Questions with complete solution 2023/2024El Nino (ENSO) - correct answer trade winds weaken & warm surface water moves toward South America. Diminished fisheries off South America, drought in western Pacific, increased precipitation in southwestern North America, fewer Atlantic hurricanes. (see-sawing of air pressure over S. Pacific) THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT NORMALLY HAPPENS La Nina - correct answer the direct opposite of El Niño, occurs when sea surface temperatur...

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ASVAB Science Latest Update (2022/2023) Already Passed The function of an enzyme is to (A) Provide energy for a chemical reaction (B) Speed up a chemical reaction (C) Become hydrolyzed during a chemical reaction (D) Serve as an inorganic catalyst B A one-kilogram mass is dropped from a height of 1 meter. Its kinetic energy just before it hits the ground is about (A) 1 joule (B) 10 joules (C) 100 joules (D) 1,000 joules B The DNA of a cell is found mainly in its (A) Membrane (B) Cytopl...

Define El Nino. - Irregular series of climatic changes affecting the Equatorial Pacific region, characterized by unusually warm, nutrient-poor water Explain what happens to the wind during El Nino. - The winds become weaker Explain what happens to the wind during La Nina. - The winds become stronger. What is 1/2 of the energy from the sun used for? - Evaporation - Converting water from liquid to gas Contrast the characteristics of a Western-Boundary current and an Eastern-Boundary current....

In California's ocean economy, tourism and recreation are less important than transportation (primarily ports and shipping). - Answer- False Approximately what percentage of Ventura County's coastline is sandy beach? - Answer- 90% Which of the following is needed to create a beach? - Answer- supply of sand, wave energy, a setting where sand can accumulate In California, the sand on beaches ________. - Answer- mostly rivers and streams What state in the US is likely to have black, g...

Soils with higher amounts of clay will typically have increased runoff. - correct answerTrue Plant roots are typically found in which soil horizon? - correct answerA Which soil horizon has the most organic material? - correct answerO The particle type that is most permeable and porous is - correct answerSand At which type of boundary would you find volcanoes? - correct answerConvergent Which of the following geographic features results from an oceanic plate subduction? - correct a...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

L12Q6: With the regards to crops, -List the optimum temps and precip requirements for chocolate Coffee, cotton and rubber -How does the growing conditions for rubber and cocoa differ from the optimal manufacturing/ industrial activity conditions? The hot humid conditions of the growing areas would necessitate high-cost facilities to stop cholcate products from melting and air container storage and ships would be required to stop it from spoiling. Look at page 353 for chart L12q5: How is...