Department of Education

Region III
DIVISION OF MABALACAT CITY

Name: ____________________________ Grade &Section:__________

School: _______________________________Date: _______________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

SCIENCE 8- (Q2-WK5)
TRACE THE PATH OF TYPHOONS THAT ENTERS THE PAR USING MAP
AND TRACKING DATA
I. Introduction

Typhoon is a natural disaster that is being experienced by most countries

in the world including the Philippines. Although their effects on human
populations can be devastating, tropical cyclones can relieve drought conditions
and could carry away heat energy which could play an important role in
regulating global climate. Thus, it is of most significance to have sufficient
knowledge on such phenomena for beneficial purposes

In this activity sheet, you will be provided with activities that will
improve your understanding in tracing the path of typhoons that
enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) using map and
tracking data

II. Learning Competencies

This Learning Activity Sheets was designed and written with you in
mind. It is here to help you to trace the path of typhoons that enters the
Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) using map and tracking data.

III. Objectives
After going through this learning activity sheet, you are expected to:

1. Familiarize the different tropical cyclone categories;

2. Plot the Philippine area of responsibility using its latitude and longitude;
3. Trace the path of a typhoon that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility
(PAR) using a map and tracking data and
4. Shows appreciation about PAGASA’s great help in giving weather forecast.
IV. Discussion

What is a tropical cyclone?

Tropical cyclone is one of the most destructive natural disasters that
affects many countries around the globe especially the countries near the pacific
ring of fire. In the Philippines most people would say all tropical cyclone is a
typhoon but actually typhoon is just a category of a tropical cyclone. Tropical
cyclone is known as Bagyo in Filipino. They always form over oceans where sea
surface temperature, also air temperatures are greater than 26°C. It results in
annual losses in lives and properties that affect the economy. The impact of this
is greatest over the coastal areas or places near bodies of water. Typhoons or
tropical cyclone differ its name depending on the region, in the North Atlantic,
Eastern North Pacific and South Pacific Ocean, they are called "hurricanes". In
the eastern part of the Southern Indian Ocean, it is "willy-willy", and in the
Western North Pacific Ocean, they are called "typhoons". The Philippines is
prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical location which generally
produce heavy rains and flooding of large areas and strong winds which result
in casualties to human life like destructions to crops and properties.
What are the effects of tropical cyclone?
Tropical cyclone results to strong winds, tornadoes, and flooding from
heavy rains and storm surge that cause the greatest loss in lives and
destruction to properties in coastal areas.
What are the Categories of tropical cyclone?

Tropical cyclones reach their greatest intensity while located over warm
waters and they begin to weaken as they move in land. The intensity of tropical
cyclones differ thus we can classify them based upon their degree of intensity
associated with winds. The table below is adopted by PAGASA as of 01 May
2015 as follows

TROPICAL CYCLONE CATEGORY MAXIMUM WIND SPEED

TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 33 to 61 kilo meter per hour
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 62 to 88 kph
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM (STS 89 to 117 kph
TYPHOON (TY) 118 to 220 kph
SUPER TYPHOON (STY) 220 kph or more than

How does PAGASA provides tracking data and forecasting of a tropical

cyclone?
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA) is a meteorological agency that monitors weather
occurrences specifically tropical cyclones that enter or develop in the PAR.
2
 Forecasting involves predicting where a tropical cyclone is going to track
over the next five days, every 6 to 12 hours. The history of tropical cyclone track
forecasting has evolved from a single-station approach to a comprehensive
approach which uses a variety of meteorological tools and methods to make
predictions. The weather of a particular location can show signs of the
approaching tropical cyclone like increasing cloudiness, falling barometric
pressure, increasing tides, squalls, and heavy rainfall.
When should PAGASA give name to a tropical cyclone?

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services

Administration (PAGASA) give local names to tropical cyclones when they enter
or form inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)

What is Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)?

This is the smallest and innermost monitoring domain, whose boundary

is closest to the Philippine Islands. The exact dimensions of this domain are the
area of the Western North Pacific bounded by imaginary lines connecting the
coordinates: 5°N 115°E, 15°N 115°E, 21°N 120°E, 25°N 135°E and 5°N 135°E.

V. Activities

Activity # 1 CATEGORIZE IT

Directions: Write what tropical cyclone categories do each tropical cyclone that
hit the Philippines in the past belongs to base on its wind speed. Write your
answer on your answer sheet.

_______1. Bagyong Ambo 2016 (150kph)

_________2. Bagyong Carina 2016 (45kph)
_________3. Bagyong Tisoy 2019 (165 kph)
_________4. Bagyong Yolanda 2013 (225 kph)
_________5. Bagyong Enteng 2016 (46 kph).
_________6. Bagyong Usman 2018 (55 kph)
_________7. Bagyong Sendong 2011 (95 kph)
_________8. Bagyong Pablo 2012 (280 kph)
_________9. Bagyong Ondoy 2009 (130 kph)
_________10. Bagyong Lando 2015 (185 Kph)
_________11. Bagyong Enteng 2020 (80 kph)
_________12. Bagyong Ferdie 2020 (95 kph)
_________13 Bagyong Helen 2020 (100 Kph)
_________14. Bagyong Julian 2020 (175 kph)
_________15. Bagyong Kristine 2020 (185 kph)

3
Activity # 2 PLOTTING THE PAR

Direction: Find the location of the PAR by plotting the latitude and longitudes
points on the map below. Detach this page and use it in plotting the PAR.

Materials
• Map of Philippine Area of Responsibility
• Pen
• Ruler

Points Latitude, Longitude

a. 5°N, 115°E
b. 15°N, 115°E
c. 21°N, 120°E
d. 25°N, 120°E
e. 25°N, 135°E
f. 5°N, 135°E

Source: Hernandez Aldrin. 2015 accessed 0ctober 14, 20202

https://aldinhrnndz.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/grade-8-laboratory-manual.pdf

4
Activity # 3 TRACKING A TROPICAL CYCLONE

Direction: Track the tropical cyclone using the data provided detached the MAP
and used it in plotting the points and answer the guided questions and write
your it on your answer sheet

Typhoon Mangkhut (known locally as Ompong) made landfall in the

north-eastern Philippines in the early hours of 15 September 2018. With
sustained wind speeds of more than 205 km/h and gusts of 255 km/h, the
typhoon was the strongest storm to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan
(known locally as Yolanda) in 2013.Try to track this Super typhoon.

Location of Eye of Tropical Cyclone

Date Time Latitude Longitude
September 12, 2AM 13 ON 138 OE
2018

September 12, 2 PM 14 ON 135 OE

2018

September 13, 8 AM 14 ON 133 OE

2018

September 14, 8 AM 16 ON 128 OE

2018
September 15,
2018 8AM 17 ON 123 OE

September 16, 8AM 19 ON 114 OE

2018

September 17, 8AM 21 ON 110 OE

2018

September 18 2018 8 AM 21 ON 103 OE

Guided questions
1. In what body of water did super typhoon OMPONG came from?
2. What direction did super typhoon OMPONG took as it crossed the provinces
in the Philippines?
3. Explain why Mindanao is not usually hit by tropical cyclone?

4. On what date did super typhoon OMPONG enter the PAR?

5. Which provinces were hit directly by the eye of the tropical cyclone?
6. On what date did Super typhoon Ompong leave the Philippines? Area of
Responsibility?

5
 Source: Hernandez Aldrin. 2015 accessed 0ctober 14, 20202
https://aldinhrnndz.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/grade-8-laboratory-manual.pdf
6
VI. Assessment

Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the given statements. Choose

from the words inside the box and write your answer on your answer
sheet.
Typhoon Northwest Haiyan PAGASA
115oE and 135oE

Tropical Ocean 26 oC Land PAR

depression

1. A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 45 kph is categorized as____________

2. It is the general direction of the movement of the tropical cyclones/typhoon

that enters PAR___________

3. It is a better source of water vapor

4. It is a weather disturbance that is formed in the north western part of the

Pacific Ocean

5. It is the temperature of water needed to form tropical cyclones.

6. It is the international name of super typhoon Yolanda

7. It is where tropical cyclone usually die out

8. It is the meteorological agency that monitors weather disturbance and

condition in the Philippines.

9. It is a specific location where the meteorological agency would give a local

name to a typhoon

10. The PAR points are located at longitudes not less than _________ and
__________.

VII. Reflection

Make a song, slogan or poster showing your appreciation to people behind

weather forecast and updates of PAGASA. Use a separate sheet for your work.
Criteria for grading
Originality 10
Creativity 10
Content 10
Total 30

7
VIII. References

GOVPH 2020 Tropical cyclone retrieved October 14, 2020 from

http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/information/about-tropical-
cyclone

Maestro Valley Rey 2019 What is Philippine Area of Responsibility

retrieved October 14, 2020 from
https://philnews.ph/2019/12/17/what-is-the-philippine-area-
of-responsibility-answer/

Rapler.com 2020 tropical cyclone in the Philippines retrieved October 14,

2020 from https://www.rappler.com/nation/weather/list-
pagasa-tropical-cyclones-names-philippines-2020

Hernandez Aldrin. 2015 retrieved october 14, 20202 from

https://aldinhrnndz.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/grade-8-
laboratory-manual.pdf

Perlada Lj 2014. retrieved October 14, 2020. From

https://prezi.com/o3ct9bdfttcp/plotting-the-par/

Wikipedia 2015 Cyclone Category retrieved October 17, 2020 from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoons_in_the_Philippines

Wikepedia 2020 Acessed October 17, 2020 from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Pacific_typhoon_season#T
yphoon_Hagupit_(Dindo)

Rapoler.com 2018 Typhoon Ompong accessed October 17, 2020 from

https://www.rappler.com/nation/weather/typhoon-ompong-
pagasa-forecast-september-13-2018-11am

8
IX. Answer Key

X. Development Team

Development Team of the Learning Activity Sheets

Writer: Aileen D. Ocampo

Editor: Lea M. Basco
Reviewers: Marry Grace Macatula
Illustrator:
Layout Artist:
Management Team: Jennifer Q. Cunanan EdD
Lea M. Basco
John S. Eviota
Angelene Cruz
Juliane Nicole Paguyo

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – Division of Mabalacat

P. Burgos St., Poblacion, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

Telefax: (045) 331-8143

E-mail Address: mabalacatcity@deped.gov.ph