Write TRUE or False then Prove your answer in one to two sentences.

____1. Strong El Niño events happen every five years.

____2. Winds are the link between the Southern Oscillation and ocean warming associated with El Niño.

____3. The trade winds are weaker during an El Niño event.

____4. The warm, humid trade winds converge and produce abundant rainfall in the tropics.

____5. Surface ocean temperatures of the eastern tropical Pacific are colder than average during an El Niño event.