What is an El Niño?

A. The neutral phase of the ENSO cycle.

B. The average sea-surface temperatures that periodically develop across the east-central

equatorial Pacific.

C. The below-average sea-surface temperatures that periodically develop across the east-

central equatorial Pacific.

D. The above-average sea-surface temperatures that periodically develop across the east-

central equatorial Pacific.

_____2. What is the difference between El Niño and La Niña?

A. El Niño is the cool phase and La Niña the warm phase of the ENSO cycle.

B. El Niño is the warm phase and La Niña the cool phase of the ENSO cycle.

C. El Niño is the neutral phase and La Niña the cool phase of the ENSO cycle.

D. El Niño is the warm phase and La Niña the neutral phase of the ENSO cycle.

_____3. The following are the effects of El Niño EXCEPT

A. coral bleaching C. severe drought

B. increased crop yields D. wildfires

_____4. Which of the following is the effect of La Niña?

A. coral bleaching C. reduce crop yields

B. decreased cloud production and rainfall D. severe drought

_____5. Which of the following slogan shows awareness and information about climate

change?

A. Only if we understand.. can we care. Only if we care.. will we help. Only if we

help.. shall they be saved.

B. Let’s nurture the nature so that we can have a better future.

C. There are more dangerous humans on earth than dangerous animals.

D. The time is past when humankind thought it could selfishly draw on exhaustible

resources. We know now the world is not a commodity.​