review for quiz 1.2

Question 1

The weakening and breaking apart of a typhoon due to factors such as cooler
ocean waters, interaction with land, or changes in atmospheric conditions.

Answer 1

DISSIPATION

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

Corolis effect

Question 3

• A branch of meteorology which studies about clouds.

Answer 3

NEPHOLOGY

Question 4

_________ and bodies of water greatly affect tropical cyclones.

Answer 4

LANDFORMS

Question 5

• The Philippines is strategically located within the typhoon belt of the Pacific and
  lies within the proximity of the _________ Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

Answer 5

INTERTROPICAL

Question 6

The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 6

TROPOSPHERE

Question 7

The process of rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls back to the Earth’s surface.

Answer 7

PRECIPITATION

Question 8

It is a real time occurrence of worldly current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution
conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map.

Answer 8

NULLSCHOOL

Question 9

The process of cyclone formation, including the development of the necessary
conditions for a typhoon to form.

Answer 9

CYCLOGENESIS

Question 10

• The process of sun’s heat turning bodies of water into gaseous vapor.

Answer 10

EVAPORATION

Question 11

It is an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing
earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

Answer 11

EQUATOR

Question 12

• This tropical cyclone is called as _________ if it develops in the Northeast Pacific
  Ocean.

Answer 12

HURRICANE

Question 13

This tropical cyclone is called as _________ if it develops int he Northwest Pacific Ocean.

Answer 13

TYPHOON

Question 14

The highest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 14

EXOSPHERE

Question 15

• The international name of 2013-Typhoon that has devastated Tacloban City and many
  parts of Leyte and Samar with a storm surge.

Answer 15

HAIYAN

Question 16

– 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

Answer 16

YAGI

Question 17

The study of the formation and topography of mountains and hills, which also
encompasses their moisture that originates from above the ocean.

Answer 17

OROGRAPHY

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

CONVECTION

Question 19

• 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.

Answer 19

METEOROLOGIST

Question 20

• The amount of water vapor in the air, a critical factor in typhoon formation.

Answer 20

HUMIDITY

Question 21

A tropical weather system with lower pressure and wind speeds, which can develop
into a typhoon.

Answer 21

DEPRESSION

Question 22

A spinning, often turbulent flow of air or fluid, typical in the structure of a typhoon.

Answer 22

VORTEX

Question 23

The outward flow of air from the upper levels of a typhoon, helping to maintain its
strength.

Answer 23

OUTFLOW

Question 24

Air that moves towards the center of a typhoon, feeding the storm.

Answer 24

INFLOW

Question 25

The coming together of winds from different directions, leading to rising air and
storm development.

Answer 25

CONVERGENCE

Question 26

The spreading apart of air, often at high altitudes, which can strengthen a typhoon.

Answer 26

DIVIRGENCE

Question 27

The transition layer between warmer mixed water at the ocean’s surface and
cooler deep water below.

Answer 27

THERMOCLINE

Question 28

The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, influencing storm
intensity.

Answer 28

TROPOPAUSE

Question 29

Light rain that may occur in the outer bands of a typhoon.

Answer 29

DRIZZLE

Question 30

Water in its gas form, essential in the energy cycle of typhoon formation.

Answer 30

VAPOR

Question 31

The large-scale movement of air that defines the structure of a typhoon.

Answer 31

CIRCULATION