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Gr. 8 Typhoon - Quiz

The document contains questions about tropical cyclones and weather phenomena in the Philippines including the counter-clockwise wind direction in the Northern hemisphere, PAGASA which provides weather warnings, the Fujiwhara effect of two storms rotating around each other, tropical cyclones typically traveling in a northwest direction, forming over warm ocean waters above 26.5 degrees Celsius, and weakening at the tropical depression stage.

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Gr. 8 Typhoon - Quiz

The document contains questions about tropical cyclones and weather phenomena in the Philippines including the counter-clockwise wind direction in the Northern hemisphere, PAGASA which provides weather warnings, the Fujiwhara effect of two storms rotating around each other, tropical cyclones typically traveling in a northwest direction, forming over warm ocean waters above 26.5 degrees Celsius, and weakening at the tropical depression stage.

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1. What is the movement or direction of the wind in the Northern hemisphere?

Counter clock-wise
2. This is the calm part of a tyhoon. Eye
3. An institution in the Philippines dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public
weather forecasts and advisories other specialized information and services primarily for the
safety of the people. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA)
4. What do you call the phenomena when two separate tropical storms or hurricanes rotate
around a common center? Fujiwhara effect
5. What does PAR stands for?
6. Tropical cyclones in the Philippines usually travels in what direction?
a. North
b. South
c. North West
d. South West
7. Where would a tropical cyclone form?
a. Cool ocean
b. Rivers
c. Warm Ocean
d. Hot springs
8. When will the PAGASA give a name to a tropical cyclone?
9. At what temperature of the ocean would the tropical cyclone would likely form?
a. Below 0 degree Celsius
b. About 5 degree Celsius
c. Below 15 degree Celsius
d. Above 26.5 degree Celsius
10. At what stage does a tropical cyclone gets weaker?
Tropical Cyclone Categories

Category Maximum Wind Speed (kph)

Tropical Depression 64

Tropical Storm 118

Typhoon 200
Supertyphoon greater than 200

11 tropical strorm

12 tropical depression

13. LPA

14. Typhoon

15. Eyewall

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