Effects of Weather Disturbances

What do you call the abnormal rising of water level resulting from a typhoon?

• tornado

• tsunami

• high tide

• storm surge

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which best describes a storm surge?

• It is the breaking of watersheds along the coastal area.

• It is the expansion of the hurricane’s characterized eye.

• It is a sudden and rapid increase in the intensity of a storm.

• It is an onshore rush of water associated with a low-pressure weather system.

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Which is the only positive outcome of typhoons?

• It causes flooding.

• It removes trash from rivers.

• It removes pollutants from the air.

• It fills up dams and replenishes the water supply.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What should you do during a typhoon?

• Play outside for it is raining.

• Seek high ground due to flooding.

• Seek shelter in a basement or low ground.

• Stay at home and be updated about the typhoon.

Which of the following is the effect of very strong winds of public storm signal #4 on the transportation system?

• The eye of the typhoon is over the town.

• Travel by sea is allowed but not in the air.

• Travel by air is allowed but not in the sea.

• It is unsafe to travel both by air and by sea.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Which can be greatly damaged by typhoons?

• forests

• fish farms

• agricultural lands

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Which of the following is the best thing to do before a typhoon?

• Stay in a safe place at home.

• Do not attempt to cross a flooded area.

• Transfer or keep all home appliances to a dry and safer place.

• Do not attempt to use home appliances that were wet by the rain or flood.

Which of the following is NOT a weather disturbance?

• wind

• flood

• typhoon

• thunderstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A thunderstorm is coming. Which of the following features that you can observe with the human eye may indicate it's going to be a severe thunderstorm?

• Lightning

• An anvil head with a diffuse edge

• Rain that starts off heavy and gets lighter

• A large solid boiling cloud mass with a cloud top that overshoots the anvil head

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why is the weather bulletin posted and warnings issued by PAGASA?

• to give people time to party

• to give people time to prepare

• to give people time for swimming

• to give people to go and a movie

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