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    Long Test 2 – Science 8

    Multiple Choice. Write the letter of your answer.

    1. Where do typhoons and hurricane mostly formed?


    a. Pacific and Atlantic Ocean; south china sea
    b. Bering sea
    c. Arctic sea
    d. Indian ocean

    2. Depending on strength, location, speed and direction, what are the different types of typhoons?
    a. Tropical depression
    b. Tropical storm
    c. Typhoon and hurricane
    d. All of the above

    3. How does a cyclonic wind move in northern hemisphere?


    a. Clockwise
    b. Counter-clockwise
    c. Both
    d. North-south

    4. Where do the word “typhoon” came from?


    a. From the Hakka dialect phrase “ tai foon”
    b. From the Mandarin ‘tai feng’
    c. No history
    d. Both A and B

    5. What are the different paths of typhoon?


    a. Straight. A general westward path affects the Philippines, southern China, Taiwan and Vietnam
    b. Recurving. Storms recurving affect eastern China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan
    c. Northward. From the point of origin, the storm follows a northerly direction, only affecting small
    islands
    d. All of the above

    6. What sector of the Philippine government observes typhoons via radio satellite?
    a. Joint Typhoon Warning Center
    b. PAGASA
    c. Phil. Weather administration
    d. None of the above

    7. Typhoon signal with winds of 30-60 kph may be expected in at least 36 hours or intermittent rains may
    expected within 36 hours.
    a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
    8. Winds of greater than 60 kph and up to 100 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours.
    a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

    9. Very strong winds of more than 185 kph may be expected more than 185 kph may be expected in at
    least 12 hours
    a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

    10. What causes damage in a hurricane/typhoon?


    a. Winds b. flooding c. storm surge d. all of these

    11. Where do typhoons form?


    a. In a river c. at the plate boundaries
    b. Over the ocean d. under the earth

    12. Another name of typhoon in the Atlantic Ocean?


    a. Tornado b. tsunami c. hurricane

    13. What is the difference between typhoon and hurricane?


    a. Wind speed c. strength of winds
    b. Amount of rainfall d. place they originate

    14. How is the weather in the “eye” of a typhoon?


    a. Calm b. intense c. violent and windy d. sunny

    15. Wind speed is greater than 200 kph is: ___


    a. Supertyphoon c. tropical storm
    b. Typhoon d. tropical depression

    16. Wind speed is less than 119-200 kph is ___.


    a. Supertyphoon c. tropical storm
    b. Typhoon d. tropical depression

    17. Wind speed is between 65-118 kph is ____.


    a. Supertyphoon c. tropical storm
    b. Typhoon d. tropical depression

    18. What is the meaning of PAR?


    a. Philippine Are Ready
    b. Philippine Area of Responsibility
    c. Philippines Area of Responsibility
    d. Philippines Are you Ready kids?

    19. Typhoon is from the northeastern part of Pacific Ocean.


    a. True b. False
    20. Tropical cyclones require cool ocean waters to develop.
    a. True b. False

    21. Tropical cyclones need water vapor to form.


    a. True b. False

    22. Which was the costliest tropical cyclone of all time, in economic terms?
    a. 2013 Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), Philippines
    b. 1979 Typhoon tip in the Pacific
    c. 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the USA
    d. 1970 cyclone Bhola in Bangladesh

    Test II – Enumeration

    23 - 26. What are the categories of the typhoon in the Philippines? (4)
    27 - 30. What are the storm warning signals in the Philippines? (4)

    Test III – Unlocking of Abbreviations (2 points)


    ** What is the meaning of:

    31 - 32. PSWS
    33 - 34. PAGASA
    35 - 36. NASA

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