CLIMATE DRIVERS (SYNOPTIC SCALE)

Question 1

It is the boundary between two air masses that has different characteristics.

Answer 1

FRONTS

Question 2

What changes are the indicator of fronts?

Answer 2

SHARP T

Question 3

The type of a synoptic climate driver that possesses

different combinations of humidity and temperature.

Answer 3

AIR MASSES

Question 4

What are the different types of fronts?

Answer 4

Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front

Question 5

what are the six (6) types of air masses?

Answer 5

Maritime
Continental
Equatorial,
Tropical
Polar
Arctic

Question 6

During Habagat, what air mass brings warm and moist

conditions to the country?

Answer 6

Maritime Equatorial (mE)

Question 7

The country is only affected by the ______?

Answer 7

Tail-end of a cold front.

Question 8

During Amihan, what air mass brings cold and dry conditions to the country?

Answer 8

Continental Polar (cP)

Question 9

Monssoen(Dutch) means?

Answer 9

Time of the year

Question 10

Why monsoon is important?

Answer 10

Because most of the worlds population relies on monsoon as irrigation for their crops.

Question 11

What is monsoon?

Answer 11

Refers to prevailing wind shifts of about 120° between January and July.

Question 12

What is the average frequency of prevailing

wind?

Answer 12

greater than (>) 40%

Question 13

Wind is coming from the NE and occurs during November to March.

Answer 13

Northeast Monsoon (Amihan)

Question 14

Wind is coming from the SW and occurs during June to September.

Answer 14

Southeast Monsoon (Habagat)

Question 15

Brings cold and dry air from continental Polar (cP) air mass and brings rain over the eastern part of the country.

Answer 15

Amihan

Question 16

Brings warm and moist air from maritime Equatorial (mE) air mass and the perfect ingredient to produce
thunderstorms and tropical cyclones (TCs).

Answer 16

Habagat

Question 17

Who created Modified Corona Classification

Answer 17

Created by Father J. Corona in 1921.

Question 18

What are the four (4) types of climate?

Answer 18

Type 1: Maximum rain during Jun to Sep
Type 2: Maximum rain during Dec to Feb
Type 3: No pronounced maximum rain period
Type 4: Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year.

Question 19

What is Modified Corona Clasification?

Answer 19

It is based on the on the average monthly rainfall of

a certain area.

Question 20

Why is it called semi-permanent?

Answer 20

Because it migrates through the latitude just like airmasses.

Question 21

What is Coriolis Effect?

Answer 21

It is is a pseudo-force that is created due to the rotation of the Earth.

Question 22

It’s the pressure systems present over a certain area for a period of time and the explanation on why there are areas with deserts and rainforests.

Answer 22

Semi-Permanent High & Low

Question 23

Describe the movement of TC

Answer 23

80% of its movement is dependent on the prevailing environmental winds.

Question 24

The Australian Meteorologist who pioneered in naming tropical cyclones.

Answer 24

Clement Wragge

Question 25

What are the hazard of a TC?

Answer 25

Storm surge
Meteotsunamis
Strong & High Winds
rainfall/Flooding
Lahar/Mudflow/Landslide

Question 26

What are the positive impact of TC?

Answer 26

Power & Water source
Stability of Sea Surface
Natural Crop Irrigation
Minimize Air Pollution