Typhoon Tracking Quiz

What is the most powerful typhoon that hit the Philippines in 2013?

• Sendong

• Yolanda

• Ruping

• Ramon

Which agency tracks the activities of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility?

• Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

• Department of Education (DepEd)

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

What is the speed of Typhoon Grasya if it is 186 km away from Bislig City and its landfall is expected in 3 hours?

• 60.0 kph

• 61.5 kph

• 63.5 kph

• 62.0 kph

Which part of the typhoon has a calm condition?

• wind system

• eyewall

• rain band

• eye

During a class discussion, David asked his classmates what PAR stands for in relation to weather forecasting. Can you help him out?

• Philippine Astronomical Responsibility

• Philippine Aeronautics of Radar

• Philippine Atmospheric Radiation

• Philippine Area of Responsibility

Which statement is INCORRECT about the importance of tracking the pathway of a typhoon?

• People may know the accurate time and date of the arrival of a typhoon.

• Each family will have enough time to spend for a family bonding before the typhoon arrives.

• Residents in the affected area will be prepared for the coming of typhoon.

• People will know how strong or weak a typhoon is.

What is the consequence of an incorrect prediction of a typhoon?

• There would be a massive destruction of properties and lives of the people in the affected area.

• The forecast for the typhoon’s intensity and direction would also be incorrect.

• People would have no time to prepare for the danger that the typhoon would bring.

• There is no direct effect if the tracking is incorrect.

After a typhoon hit their town, Nora and her friends noticed some unusual changes in the landscape. What phenomenon happens after a typhoon?

• volcanic eruption

• pyroclastic flow

• landslide

• earthquake

What is the relationship between a typhoon’s wind speed and distance from the eye?

• Wind speed increases as distance from the eye decreases.

• Wind speed increases as distance from the eye increases.

• Wind speed remains constant regardless of distance.

• Wind speed decreases as distance from the eye increases.

Which statement below is INCORRECT about typhoons?

• It generally moves in a northwest direction.

• Air pressure within a typhoon increases as distance from the eye of the storm increases.

• The eye has lesser wind speed than the eyewall.

• It requires ocean waters to form regardless of its location.