TRACKING TYPHOON (LM)

Which statement is INCORRECT about tracking of typhoon?

answer choices

• It involves predicting the movements of typhoon within 5 to 7 days, and in 6 to 12 hours whenever there is a storm.

• It involves determining the position and strength of high-and-low pressure areas.

• Predicting the path as to where typhoon will take its course.

• It involves using a single weather instrument to predict its strength and movement.

How often PAGASA monitors the weather and predicts typhoon movement in the Philippines?

• daily

• yearly

• quarterly

• monthly

What agency oversees the tracking of the movement and strength of a typhoon ones it enter PAR?

• National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

• Department of Environment and Natural Disaster (DENR)

• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOCLS)

• Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

Which of the following is the MOST probable cause why typhoons die out as it hit the landmass?

• It has not had enough fast-rising water vapor to sustain it

• Its pressure remains constant

• Its wind speed will be affected by the barrier trees

• Its wind speed is affected by steep mountains

Which statement is INCORRECT about the importance of tracking the pathway of typhoons?

• Each family will have enough time to spend for a family bonding before the typhoon arrives.

• People will know how strong or weak a typhoon is.

• Residents in the affected area will be prepared for the coming of typhoons

• People may know the accurate time and date of the arrival of a typhoon

What would be the consequence of an incorrect prediction of typhoons?

• The forecast for the typhoon’s intensity and direction would also be incorrect that could result to massive damage.

• People would have time to prepare for the danger that the typhoon would bring.

• The people would have emergency kits prepared.

• There would be no massive destruction of properties and lives of the people in the affected area.

 

 

Which of the following points is not within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)?

• 15 ^ON, 138 ^OE

• 12 ^ON, 130 ^OE

• 14 ^ON, 123 ^OE

• 20 ^ON, 128 ^OE