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Lesson 7 Worksheet Typhoon

This document contains two exercises about tropical cyclones: Exercise 1 defines key terms like eye, eyewall, and compares air pressure and wind speed at different locations within a tropical cyclone. The air pressure is lowest and wind speed highest at the eye and eyewall, respectively. Exercise 2 examines tracks of four past tropical cyclones that entered the Philippines area. It prompts analysis of where the cyclones formed, temperature of surrounding waters, direction of movement, areas impacted, and where they dissipated.

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Lesson 7 Worksheet Typhoon

This document contains two exercises about tropical cyclones: Exercise 1 defines key terms like eye, eyewall, and compares air pressure and wind speed at different locations within a tropical cyclone. The air pressure is lowest and wind speed highest at the eye and eyewall, respectively. Exercise 2 examines tracks of four past tropical cyclones that entered the Philippines area. It prompts analysis of where the cyclones formed, temperature of surrounding waters, direction of movement, areas impacted, and where they dissipated.

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Exercise 1 : Dissecting a Tropical Cyclone


Directions:
1. Figure 1 consists of two illustrations. The top one
shows a tropical cyclone as seen at an angle. White
rain bands move around the center or “eye” . the
bottom illustration shows a cross-section of a tropical
cyclone. It is like slicing it in half and looking at it
from the side.

Figure 1. (Top) View of a tropical cyclone at an angle. (Bottom) Cross-section of a typhoon.

1. Location A is within the eye of the tropical cyclone. B, C and D are locations that are more and more
distant from the eye. The air pressure at the different locations are:
Location A B C D
Air Pressure* in 930 960 980 990
millibars (mb)

Q1.Compare the air pressures at A, B, C, and D. What do you notice? ___


2. Location E is within the eye of the tropical cyclone. Location F is within the clouds surrounding the
eye. The clouds at F make up the eyewall. The wind speed at the two locations are:

Location E F
Wind speed (km/hr) 10 200

Q2. Compare the wind speed within the eye and at the eyewall .What can you say?_

930mb 960mb 980 990mb

Example:
The air pressure is lowest at the eye (A) of a tropical cyclone. In contrast, as a tropical cyclone comes nearer,
the wind speed increases. The wind speed is greatest at the eyewall (F), at the dense clouds surrounding the eye.
Exercise 2 : Under What Conditions do Tropical Cyclones
Directions:
Shown below are the tracks (paths) of four tropical cyclones that entered the PAR in the
past years. The tracks were plotted by PAGASA. Study the maps and answer the following
questions.

1. Where did tropical cyclones form? On land or in the ocean?


2. What can you say about the temperature of the bodies of water in the vicinity of the Philippines? Is it
warm or cold?
3. In what direction did the tropical cyclones move?
4. Which part of the Philippines was hit by the four tropical cyclones?
5. In the case of Agaton, Yoyong, and Huaning, where did they die out? Near land or in the middle of the
ocean?

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