Corpus Christi School

Grade 8 Science A
Long Test # 2
I.

WORD POOL. Identify the terms described in each item and choose your answer from the word
pool.
PAR

Windward

PAGASA

Spiral Rain Bands

Eye wall

Eye

Pacific Ocean

Tropical Depression

Landfall

Leeward

Typhoon

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

It is the area where wind is light and calm, and there is no rainfall.
It is the center of the spiral that extends about 10 -100 km in diameter.
It is a term for cyclone when the maximum wind is 36-63 km/h.
It is where the typhoons in the Philippines generally originate.
It is the designated area in the Northwestern Pacific assigned to PAGASA as its warning
area.
6. It is the event when a typhoon moves over land from the ocean.
7. It is the term used to refer the side of the mountain where typhoons will still be sustained.
II.

MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write typhoon if the statement is true and if the statement is false
change the underline word to make it true.
1. Temperature and pressure are two of the factors that help determine the nature and name of
the typhoon.
2. The strength of the typhoon is determine by the maximum speed of the wind that develops
near the center of the cyclone.
3. The cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere usually happens from June to October because
this is when the ocean is at its coolest.
4. As air warms, it rises and expands and loses most of its moisture.
5. In a typhoon, the eye is where the heaviest precipitation and strongest wind speed
can be found.
6. The warm temperature is very important in the formation of high pressure areas which is the
starting point of typhoons.
7. According to PAGASA, a yearly average of about 20 tropical hurricanes enter the Philippine
Area of Responsibility.
8. Typhoons develop more along bodies of water than in landforms.
9. A tropical cyclone that hits places such as Texas, USA and Melbourne, Australia is referred to
as hurricanes. As such, it was formed in the Pacific Ocean.
10. Typhoons diminish its intensity as they come across landforms.
11. The storm weakens on the continents because there is no source of moisture needed to
sustain it.

III.

MAPPING. (10 points)

A. Plot the points given below on the map and connect the plotted point. The region inside the
connected points is the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Points

Latitude, Longitude

5N, 115E

15N, 115E

21N, 120E

25N, 120E

25N, 135E

5N, 135E

B. Using the same map, identify whether the following typhoon coordinates are located within the
PAR. Write INSIDE if it is located inside the PAR and OUTSIDE if it is NOT located inside the
PAR. (3 points)
1. 15N, 138E
2. 19N, 117E
3. 20N, 135E

IV.

PICTURE ANALYSIS. Analyze the map and answer the questions that follow.

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2.
3.
4.
5.

V.

Where did the tropical cyclone form? On land or in the ocean?

In what direction did the tropical cyclones move?
Which part of the Philippines was hit by the tropical cyclones?
Where did the typhoon diminish - near land or in the middle of the ocean?
Is there a chance that the typhoon went outside the PAR? Why do you think it happen?

CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE. Answer in not less than five sentences the following questions. (8
points)
1. Relate a real life experience that is comparable to you being in the eye of the storm. Explain
your answer briefly.
2. Mindanao rarely gets hit by typhoons, since the island is too close to the equator. Unfortunately,
last December 2012 Mindanao was hit by typhoon Sendong whose heavy rains swept away
villages. What are the possible factors that contributed to the strength of this typhoon? Explain
briefly.
1

May or may not give the

correct answer to the
question.
Explains vaguely the answer
using some concept or term
that is not necessarily
consistent with Science.

2-3
Gives the correct answer to the
question. Explains somehow the
answer using some Science terms
or concepts.

4
Gives the correct answer to the
question. Explains clearly the
answer using appropriate
Science terms or concepts.