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TYPHOON

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes damage in a hurricane/typhoon

a)

Winds

b)

Flooding

c)

Strom Surge

d)

all of the above

2.

PAR stands for?

a)

Philippine Area of Restriction

b)

Philippine Autonomy and Responsibility

c)

Philippine Area of Responsibility

d)

Philippine Authority for Responsibility

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3.

Every year, the Philippines experiences at least how many typhoons?

a)

18

b)

20

c)

25

d)

23

4.

What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?

a)

wall

b)

arm

c)

eye

d)

hole

5.

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)

A > B > C > F > E > D

b)

D < E < F < C < B < A

c)

E > F > D> C > B > A

d)

C > B > A > D > E > F

6.

PAGASA stands for?

a)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration

b)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

c)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astrological Services Administration

d)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Authority

7.

It is the central part of a typhoon.

a)

eye

b)

eye wall

c)

rain bands

8.

The PAGASA is obliged to do the following EXCEPT _____________.

a)

Deliver weather forecasts and advisories

b)

Provide facts related to climatology, meteorology, and astronomy

c)

Rescue trapped survivors of a disaster

d)

Provide information to the public about typhoon and flood warnings

9.

Tropical storms in the Northwest Pacific are called

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Typhoons

10.

What does it mean when a typhoon entered the PAR?

a)

PAGASA took charge in monitoring the typhoon

b)

The typhoon reached any of the islands in the country

c)

The typhoon has already landed

11.

During the occurrence of natural calamities such as typhoon,tsunami and earthquake which of the following mindsets a person must NOT have

a)

alert

b)

panic

c)

readiness

d)

quick

12.

To be fully prepared during a typhoon, one should put together an emergency kit which includes the following

a)

drinking water,makeup kit,first aid kit, hygiene kit

b)

drinking soda,canned goods, flashlight,first aid kit

c)

drinking water,canned goods, clothes,flashlight,first aid kit

d)

drinking water, grocery items, clothes, first aid kit, makeup

13.

How warm must the water be in order to form a tropical cyclone?

a)

26 degrees Celsius

b)

20 degrees Celsius

c)

35 degrees Celsius

d)

18 degrees Celsius

14.

What happens when a tropical cyclone makes landfall?

*Landfall refers to the point where the center of a tropical cyclone meets the coastline.

a)

Weakens

b)

Picks up speed

c)

Stronger wind speeds

d)

Smaller storm surge

15.
Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?
a)
In the eyewall
b)
In the outer bands
c)
On the leading edge
d)
On the lagging edge
16.

What causes a hurricane to rotate and spin the way it does?

a)

Ocean Currents

b)

Optical Illusion Effect

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Mary-go-round Effect

17.

Where do typhoon forms?

a)

in a river or stream

b)

inside the earth

c)

over the ocean

d)

at plate boundaries

18.

4. The term _____________ is used in Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific.

a)

Cyclones

b)

Typhoons

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

19.

6. Tropical cyclones rotate ________________ in the northern hemisphere.

a)

Clockwise

b)

Northwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Counter-clockwise

20.
This is...
a)
tropical cyclone
b)
thunderstorm
c)
high pressure system
d)
relative humidity