Science

Grade 8

Week 6- Performance Task 3 and 4

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Activity 2
Tracking a tropical
cyclone

Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. determine if your location is in the path of a tropical cyclone, given the
latitude and longitude position and
2. explain why PAGASA regularly monitors when a tropical cyclone is
within PAR.

Materials Needed:
● map with the PAR (from Activity 1)

● tracking data

● pencil

Procedure:
1. Use the latitude and longitude (lat-long) in the table below to track the
location of Sendong. Plot each lat-long pair on the map with the PAR.
Q3. Where did Sendong form?

Q4. When did Sendong enter the PAR?

Q5. When did Sendong leave the PAR?

Q6. In what direction did Sendong move?

Conclusion:
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Activity 3
Dissecting a tropical
cyclone

Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. explain what two weather factors tell weathermen that a certain
location is at the eye of a tropical cyclone; and
2. put in simple words the statement “calm before the storm.”

Materials Needed:
weather data (air pressure and wind speed)

Procedure:
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.

Q7. 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:
 Compare the air pressures at A, B, C and D. What do you notice?

Q8. 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 eye wall. The wind
speed at the two locations is:

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

Conclusion: