QUIZ 1.2 Flashcards
- The weakening and breaking apart of a typhoon due to factors such as cooler
ocean waters, interaction with land, or changes in atmospheric conditions.
DISSIPITATION
The apparent deflection of the path of an object moving in a rotating system, such as
the Earth’s rotation, which initiates the rotation of developing storms like typhoons.
COROLIS
A branch of meteorology which studies about clouds.
NEPHOLOGY
_________ and bodies of water greatly affect tropical cyclones.
LANDFORM
The Philippines is strategically located within the typhoon belt of the Pacific and
lies within the proximity of the _________ Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
INTERTROPICAL
The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
TROPOSPHERE
The process of rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls back to the Earth’s surface.
PRECIPITATION
It is a real time occurrence of worldly current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution
conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map.
NULLSCHOOL
- The process of cyclone formation, including the development of the necessary
conditions for a typhoon to form.
CYCLOGENESIS
- The process of sun’s heat turning bodies of water into gaseous vapor.
EVAPORATION
- It is an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing
earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
EQUATOR
This tropical cyclone is called as _________ if it develops in the Northeast Pacific
Ocean.
HURRICANE
- This tropical cyclone is called as _________ if it develops int he Northwest Pacific Ocean.
TYPHOON
- The highest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
EXOSPHERE
The international name of 2013-Typhoon that has devastated Tacloban City and many
parts of Leyte and Samar with a storm surge.
HAIYAN
The international name of 2024 tropical storm that has entered the PAR in September 3,
2024 and made its egress during the night of 4th of the same month. However, this has intensified
into super typhoon as it made its landfall 7th of September on northern Vietnam, causing flashfloods
and strong winds that destroyed a bridge and other infrastructures.
YAGI
- The study of the formation and topography of mountains and hills, which also
encompasses their moisture that originates from above the ocean.
OROGRAPHY
- The process of warm air rising and cool air sinking. In typhoons, warm, moist air rises
and cools, causing water vapor to condense and release energy, which powers the storm.
CONVECTION
- An individual with specialized education who uses scientific principles to explain,
understand, observe, or forecast the Earth’s atmospheric phenomena and/or how the atmosphere
affects the Earth and life on the planet.
METEOROLOGIST
The amount of water vapor in the air, a critical factor in typhoon formation.
HUMIDITY
A tropical weather system with lower pressure and wind speeds, which can develop
into a typhoon.
DEPRESSION
- A spinning, often turbulent flow of air or fluid, typical in the structure of a typhoon.
VORTEX
The outward flow of air from the upper levels of a typhoon, helping to maintain its
strength.
OUTFLOW
Air that moves towards the center of a typhoon, feeding the storm.
INFLOW
The coming together of winds from different directions, leading to rising air and
storm development.
CONVERGENCE
The spreading apart of air, often at high altitudes, which can strengthen a typhoon.
DIVIRGENCE
- The transition layer between warmer mixed water at the ocean’s surface and
cooler deep water below.
THERMOCLINE
The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, influencing storm
intensity.
TROPOPAUSE
Light rain that may occur in the outer bands of a typhoon.
DRIZZLE
- Water in its gas form, essential in the energy cycle of typhoon formation.
VAPOR
The large-scale movement of air that defines the structure of a typhoon.
CIRCULATION
