While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
<ul> <li>El Nino is a climate pattern in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.</li> <li>It occurs every 2 to 7 years.</li> <li>It involves unusual warming of surface waters in the central and eastern Pacific.</li> <li>It alters global weather patterns, including increased rainfall in the Americas and droughts in Asia.</li> <li>Its counterpart, La Nina, involves unusual cooling.</li> </ul> The student wants to summarize El Nino for an audience unfamiliar with it. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?
- A
It occurs every 2 to 7 years.
- B
It increases rainfall in the Americas.
- C
Its counterpart La Nina involves unusual cooling.
- Dcheck_circle
El Nino is a recurring climate pattern in the equatorial Pacific in which surface waters warm unusually, altering global weather.
Explanation
A summary defines and explains the phenomenon. Choice C identifies it as a climate pattern, locates it, and notes the global effect. The others give one detail.