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QuizMultiple Choice

Plate Tectonics

Question 6 • * FL-2001340-Environmental Science Sem 2

El Niño is caused by _______.

Answer
A
ocean currents
B
the isolation of continents
C
orography
D
all of the above

Explanation

El Niño occurs when the surface waters of the central and eastern tropical Pacific become unusually warm, as ocean circulation and winds change. So the best answer is ocean currents. Continental isolation and orography (the effects of mountains) do not cause El Niño.

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