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WorksheetsTYPHOON
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
What causes damage in a hurricane/typhoon
Winds
Flooding
Strom Surge
all of the above
PAR stands for?
Philippine Area of Restriction
Philippine Autonomy and Responsibility
Philippine Area of Responsibility
Philippine Authority for Responsibility
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Every year, the Philippines experiences at least how many typhoons?
18
20
25
23
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
wall
arm
eye
hole
Refer to last question, rearrange the tropical cyclones in ascending order.
A. Super typhoon
B. Severe typhoon
C. Typhoon
D. Tropical depression
E. Tropical Storm
F. Severe tropical storm
A > B > C > F > E > D
D < E < F < C < B < A
E > F > D> C > B > A
C > B > A > D > E > F
PAGASA stands for?
Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astrological Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Authority
It is the central part of a typhoon.
eye
eye wall
rain bands
The PAGASA is obliged to do the following EXCEPT _____________.
Deliver weather forecasts and advisories
Provide facts related to climatology, meteorology, and astronomy
Rescue trapped survivors of a disaster
Provide information to the public about typhoon and flood warnings
Tropical storms in the Northwest Pacific are called
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Typhoons
What does it mean when a typhoon entered the PAR?
PAGASA took charge in monitoring the typhoon
The typhoon reached any of the islands in the country
The typhoon has already landed
During the occurrence of natural calamities such as typhoon,tsunami and earthquake which of the following mindsets a person must NOT have
alert
panic
readiness
quick
To be fully prepared during a typhoon, one should put together an emergency kit which includes the following
drinking water,makeup kit,first aid kit, hygiene kit
drinking soda,canned goods, flashlight,first aid kit
drinking water,canned goods, clothes,flashlight,first aid kit
drinking water, grocery items, clothes, first aid kit, makeup
How warm must the water be in order to form a tropical cyclone?
26 degrees Celsius
20 degrees Celsius
35 degrees Celsius
18 degrees Celsius
What happens when a tropical cyclone makes landfall?
*Landfall refers to the point where the center of a tropical cyclone meets the coastline.
Weakens
Picks up speed
Stronger wind speeds
Smaller storm surge
What causes a hurricane to rotate and spin the way it does?
Ocean Currents
Optical Illusion Effect
Coriolis Effect
Mary-go-round Effect
Where do typhoon forms?
in a river or stream
inside the earth
over the ocean
at plate boundaries
4. The term _____________ is used in Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific.
Cyclones
Typhoons
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
6. Tropical cyclones rotate ________________ in the northern hemisphere.
Clockwise
Northwest
Northeast
Counter-clockwise
