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20. Where is the direction of wind deflection from the Northern hemisphere moving towards the tropical area?
Left
Right
Straight
It varies
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16. Which one causes the increasing diameter of a developing cyclone?
subsiding warm air
subsiding cold air
global warming
earth's gravity
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9. Which way do the winds move in the Southern Hemisphere?
Horizontally
Counter-clockwise
Clockwise
Towards theEquator
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11. The deflection of circulating air due to the rotation of the Earth is known as____________.
Gravitational Effect
Coriolis Effect
Rotation
Revolution
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10. How do mountains and mountain ranges in the Philippines affect the typhoon?
Mountains are only good for logging.
They act as barriers. Typhoons die out bec. they are cut off fr. water
The trees absorb the strong winds carried by the typhoons.
Mountains absorb moisture from the typhoons.
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18. Which will occur as results of tropical cyclone?
strong wind, heavy rainfall, flood, and storm surge
strong wind, light rainfall, tornado, and tsunami
strong wind, heavy rainfall, storm surge, and earthquake
strong wind, light rainfall, pyroclastic flow, and earthquake
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14. What is the minimum temp. and depth of the ocean to form a cyclone?
15 oC to a depth of 100 m
25.5oC to a depth of 25 m
35.5 oC to a depth of 100 m
26.5 oC to a depth of 50 m
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12. It is described as a quiet, calm area at the center of a tropical cyclone.
Inner band
Eyewall
Eye
Outer band
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19. Which statement tells about storm surge?
It is the rising of the sea level due to the friction bet. water/wind.
It is a rise of seawater due to a cyclone that occurs along the coast.
It is a destructive wave due to an earthquake
It is a rise in sea level due to global warming
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2. Which set of weather conditions characterizes the eye of tropical cyclone?
heavy winds, large clouds, heavy rains, and low temperatures
light winds, large clouds, heavy rains, and low temperatures
heavy winds, no clouds, no rains, and high temperatures
light winds, no clouds, no rains, and high temperatures
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13. It is the narrow band of the strongest winds in a typhoon which encloses the eye
Eye
Inner band
Outer band
Eyewall
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7. What is the difference between typhoons and hurricanes?
Place they originate
Amount of rain fall
Wind speed
Strength of winds
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5. What is the name of the storm that originates over the Indian Ocean?
Hurricane
Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon
Tornado
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8. Which way will the winds move in the Northern Hemisphere?
Left
Right
Clockwise
Counter-clockwise
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3. Which body of water is on the eastern side of the Philippines and covers a large area of PAR?
Pacific Ocean
Celebes Sea
Sulu Sea
South China Sea
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1. In meteorology, a type of cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean is known as______.
typhoon
hurricane
tsunami
tornado
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4. A satellite image of a hurricane helps weather forecasters to ________________.
explain the effects of global warming
warn residents of hazardous weatherconditions
predict the total number of storms to occur in oneyear
predict the times of high tide and low tide
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15. How will you describe the pressure in the eye of a tropical cyclone compared to pressure outside the eye?
unpredictable
equal
lower
higher
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6. Where are hurricanes/typhoons/cyclones most likely to do the most damage?
In the forest
Near the seaboards
On the North Pole
In a desert
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17. The first stage of a tropical cyclone after a complex of thunderstorms formed.
Tropical storm
Super typhoon
Typhoon
Tropical depression
