Part 1: El Niño and La Niña

Have you heard the terms El Niño and La Niña before? What do these words remind you
of? To find out more about these, click on the links below. Then accomplish the El Niño
and La Niña worksheet.
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html - What are El Niño and La Niña?
http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/26_NinoNina.html -
Animation of El Niño and La Niña
http://www.pacificclimatechangescience.org/animations/climatecrab/ - The Pacific
Adventures of the Climate Crab

PROCESS QUESTIONS:
1. What is El Niño?
2. What is La Niña?
3. How are they similar and different?
4. How do they affect climate?
Compare and contrast El Niño and La Niña by filling in the worksheet below.
El Niño and La Niña Worksheet
El Niño La Niña

SUBMIT

Part 2: Greenhouse Effect

At this point, you will learn more about another climatic phenomenon known as the
Greenhouse Effect. Click the links below. Write down the important points by accomplishing
the worksheet that follows.
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/greenhouse.html The
Greenhouse Effect (Animation)
http://www.damocles-eu.org/education/Animation_about_the_greenhouse_effect_182.
shtml Animation about the Greenhouse Effect and Factors that Influence
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-overview-
interactive/ The Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming
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 PROCESS QUESTIONS:
1. What is the greenhouse effect?
2. How is it different from the “enhanced” greenhouse effect?
3. What are greenhouse gases?
4. How do greenhouse gases contribute to global warming?
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT WORKSHEET
Greenhouse Effect:

Greenhouse Gases:

Enhanced Greenhouse Effect/Global Warming:

SUBMIT

Activity 2.5: Self-Assessment

You will now check your knowledge and understanding of climate.

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