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Name:________________________ Grade & Section:___________________ Score:_____

LONG QUIZ
Understanding Typhoons
______ 1. From what bodies of water do typhoons originate?
A. ocean B. lakes C. rivers D. streams
______ 2. The name of the typhoon that caused great floods in Metro Manila that
resulted to many damaged houses, and properties in 2009.
A. Idang B. Mando C. Kuring D. Ondoy
______ 3. Name the agency of the government that monitors typhoon in the
Philippines.
A. DOST B. PAGASA C. PHIVOLCS D. DENR
______ 4. It is rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong
winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.
A. rain B. tropical cyclone C. snow D. sandstorm
______ 5 What is the name of the big body of water where almost all typhoon that pass in our
country originates?
A. Indian Ocean B. West Philippine Sea C. Atlantic Ocean D. Pacific Ocean
______ 6. Which natural disaster comes from powerful thunderstorms that originate over land?
A. hurricane B. cyclone C. tornado D. typhoon
______ 7. Which type of severe weather is NOT an intense tropical storm?
A. hurricane B. typhoon C. tropical cyclone D. tornado
______ 8. A tropical cyclone which has winds going 74 mph or faster
A. Hurricane B. Storm Surge C. Eye D. Typhoon
______ 9. Quiet, calm area at the center of a typhoon.
A. Hurricane B. Storm Surge C. Eye D. Typhoon
______ 10. Where did the tropical cyclone form?
A. land B. middle of sea C. near the land D. ocean
______ 11. Which of the following statements describe an anticyclone?
A. It is an area of low pressure. C. It has air masses that heat and rise.
B. It is an area of high pressure. D. It moves in the direction of the Earth’s rotation.
______ 12. On what part of the tropical cyclone is the wind speed low?
A. Tail B. Eye wall C. Eye D. Eye side
______ 13.When a PSWS # 4 is declared the following must be done EXCEPT:
A. All travels and outdoor activities should be cancelled
B. Evacuation to safer shelters should have been completed by now
C. The locality is very likely to be hit directly by the eye of the typhoon.
D. Remain inside the house even if you are living in a coastal area.
______ 14.Which is true for tropical cyclones?
I. Tropical cyclones started out in Pacific Oceans.
II. Tropical cyclones usually form where there is warm water.
III. The temperature should be at 26.50 C or more.
IV. The warm ocean heats up the air above.
A. I only B. I and II C. I, II and III D. I, II, III and IV
______ 15. Cyclones spin due to Coriolis effect. They spin ___________________.
A. clockwise in the northern hemisphere.
B. clockwise in the northwest Pacific
C. counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere.
D. counterclockwise in the south Pacific
_______ 16. Most of the typhoon that enters the PAR started at where part of the PAR?
A. North East B. South East C. North West
______ 17. Given the exact coordinates of the PAR (5°N 115°E, 15°N 115°E, 21°N 120°E, 25°N
135°E and 5°N 135°E.), which of the following could be found inside the PAR?
A. 6°N 122°E B. 26°N 115°E C. 3°N 122°E D. 11°N 154°E
______ 18. The Philippines Area of Responsibility is located in the Western part of the North ______
Ocean.
A. Indian B. Pacific C. Atlantic D. Arctic
______ 19. All of the following are the data needed in tracking a typhoon EXCEPT
A. Latitude B. Month C. Longitude D. Seconds
1. What is the (latest) typhoon that hits the Philippines last October 2022?
A. Ambo B. Agaton C. Queenie D. Yolanda
______ 20.How would you compare the wind speed within the eye and at the eyewall?
A. The wind speed at the eyewall is much lesser than the wind speed at the eye.
B. The wind speed at the eyewall is equal with the wind speed at the eye.
C. The wind speed at the eyewall is much greater than the wind speed at the eye.
D. The wind speed at the eyewall has no relationship with the wind speed at the eye.

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