Typhoon Flashcards
1
Q
Is at east of 160 degrees latitude
A
Hurricand
2
Q
Is on the west of the International dateline
A
Typhoon
3
Q
The word Typhoon comes from the word______.
Means”_____and____?
A
Latin: Tai feng which means “Great or big wind”
4
Q
Hurricane comes from the word______, which means____?
A
Word: Huracan which means storm
5
Q
Typhoons in the philippines is called
A
Bagyo
6
Q
Source of tropical cyclone formation is the______
A
ITCZ(Intertropical convergence zone)
7
Q
National institution tasked by the government to monitor and provide typhoon warnings, public weather forecast and other.
A
PAGASA
8
Q
The person who assigned by collecting the data
A
Mateorologist
9
Q
Gives the summary of the weather condition all over the country
A
Weather map
10
Q
Full name of PSWS
A
Public storm warning signals
