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Grade 6 Science | El Nio

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Guided Notes (20 pts)

El Nino is an abnormal ______________ of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical

_______________.
o Normally, trade winds blow warm water from the ______________ Pacific Ocean
(near South America) to the ______________ Pacific Ocean (near Australia and
Indonesia)
o The different water _______________________tend to change the ______________ of
the region.

During El Nino, the trade winds ______________, and the warm water stays in the
______________ near South America

The ______________ and ______________ associated with warm ocean waters also shift
toward the east.

Thus, rains which normally would fall over the tropical ______________ forests of
Indonesia start falling over the ______________ of South America, causing
o forest fires and ______________ in the western Pacific and ______________ in South
America,
o higher temperatures in western Canada and the upper plains of the United
States,
o ______________ temperatures in the southern United States and
o ______________ on east coast of southern Africa.

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