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Typhoons In The Philippines Flashcards

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1
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In the ph tropical cyclones are called

A

Bagyo

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2
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Around ____ tropical cyclones or storms enter th ph and ,___- to ____ make landfall

A

19 tropicak storms

6 to 9 make landfall

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3
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A term bagyo arose after a ____ storm in city of baguio. Had a record of ____ withina 24 hour period

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1911

46 inc

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4
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What month of the year is most active season for a typhoon

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around august and september

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5
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the most freq. impacted areas of pg by typhoons are

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northern luzon and eastern visayas

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6
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tropical cyclones winds of 30km/h (19mph) are expected withing the next 36 hours

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PSWS #1

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7
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Tropical clyclone winds of 60 km/h (37 mph) to 100 km/h are expected within the next 24 hrs

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PSWS # 2

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8
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Tropical cyclone winds of 100 km/h to 185km/h are expected within the next 18 hrs

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PSWS #3`

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9
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tropical cyclone wind greater than 185 km/h are expected withing 12 hrs.

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PSWS 4

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10
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at this part the weather has no rain but sunny sky

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eye

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11
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the rain is harder and wind is weaker

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inner bands

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12
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the rain is weaker and the wind is stronger

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outer bands

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13
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both winds and rains has the same power

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Edge

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14
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what is the least active month of typhoon?

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May

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15
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Its is the month in which all the tropical cyclone basins are active

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november

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16
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contribute to the development if about 85% of intense tropical cyclones in the atlantic ocean.

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Tropical waves

17
Q

A general westward path, affects ph southern china taiwan and veitnam.

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Straight track

18
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storm recurving affect eastern oh eastern china tawian korea and japan

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a parabolic, recurving track .

19
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from point of origin the storm follows a northerly direction only affecting small islands

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Northward track

20
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the earths rotation impacts an acceleration known as the

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coriolis effect

21
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this acceleration causes cyclonic systems to turn towards the poles in the absence of strong steering currents.

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coriolis effect

22
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is when a storm’s center crosses the coastline.

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landfall

23
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when 2 cyclones approach one another, theirs centers will begin orbiting cycloniaclly about a point between the 2 systems

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fujiwara effect

24
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a tropocal cyclone can ceases to have tropical characteristics in several diff. ways.

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dissipitation

25
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classification of tropical cyclones

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tropical depression,

tropical storm

26
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is an organized systems of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined closed surface circulation and MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS of less than 34 knots. it has no eye

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tropical depression

27
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organized system of strong thunderstorms with a SUSTAINED WINDS between 34 knots and 64 knots.

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tropical storms

28
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it is the sorounding of the eye and an area about 16 km to 80 km

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eyewall

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