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Science
Quarter 2-Module 7
Week 7, Path of Typhoons
Science - Grade 8
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Quarter 2 - Module 7: Path of Typhoons
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Science
Quarter 2-Module 7
Week 7, Path of Typhoons
Lesson Path of Typhoons
Names like Sendong, Pablo and Rolly marked significant events in people’s lives
especially in the Philippines. An average of 22 typhoons enter the country every year and
leave devastating effects to the place. The previous module explains how this weather
disturbance is formed and the factors that affect its development. Thus, it explains why
Philippines is prone to typhoons. In this module, our readiness to this weather disturbance
will be enhanced as we will know how to keep track on the path of typhoon entering the
Philippine Area of Responsibility. In order to grasp understanding of this concept, let’s be
guided by the learning goals in this session below.
Objectives
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What I Know
Pre-assessment
Directions: Read and understand each question below. Write the letter of your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Which government agency in the Philippines monitors typhoon?
A. DOST B. DENR C. NDRRMC D. PAGASA
For numbers 2- 5, read the following excerpts of the weather report by the Manila Bulletin.
Manila Bulletin
Typhoon Ulysses makes third landfall
Published November 12, 2020, 3:19 AM
by Leslie Ann Aquino
Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name “Vamco”) has made its third landfall in the vicinity
of General Nakar, Quezon at 1:40 A.M. on November 12, according to the Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA
said as of 1 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon “Ulysses” was estimated at 30 km
North of Infanta, Quezon and at 1:40 a.m. was located in the vicinity of General Nakar,
Quezon.
With maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to
255 km/h, the tropical cyclone was moving northwestward at 20 km/h. Based on the Severe
Weather Bulletin No. 18 issued at 2:00 a.m., the typhoon is forecast to cross Central Luzon
and emerge over the western seaboard of Zambales this morning.
“After making landfall at peak intensity, the typhoon is forecast to slightly weaken
while crossing Central Luzon due to frictional effects in the presence of the Sierra Madre and
Zambales Mountain Ranges. However, it is likely to remain a typhoon throughout its
traverse,” read the bulletin.
On the forecast track, PAGASA said the typhoon may exit the Philippine Area of
Responsibility tomorrow morning or afternoon.
2. Based on the news clipping, at what direction did Typhoon Ulysses move?
A. eastward B. northwest C. southeast D. westward
3. In what area that the tropical cyclone made its third landfall?
A. Bicol B. Laguna C. Quezon D. Zambales
4. Why did Typhoon Ulysses slightly weaken while crossing Central Luzon? This is due to _____.
A. cold surrounding air in the vicinity
B. high pressure area in Central Luzon
C. moving through the wide bodies of ocean
D. frictional effects in the presence of mountain ranges
5. When did typhoon Ulysses leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility?
A. November 10, 2020 C. November 12, 2020
B. November 11, 2020 D. November 13, 2020
6. Which of the following is the proper way to do if a typhoon is approaching?
A. Panic buying
B. Get more news updates from TV and radio
C. Continue doing the daily activities just like the ordinary days
D. Make necessary preparations and precautions while being updated with the track of typhoon
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7. Based on the given tracking data of Typhoon Ursula, in what areas will the typhoon be
expected to move?
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12. Most of the tropical cyclones move in the Northwest direction. Which of the following
explains why Typhoon Pablo take the westward direction? Typhoon Pablo______.
13. How many times did tropical cyclone X hits the land?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
14. Which of the following coordinates of its landfall is plotted INCORRECTLY?
A. 8ON 125OE B. 10ON 124OE C. 12ON 122OE D. 17ON 126OE
15. At what coordinates the tropical cyclone X gets its name if it has reached a tropical
cyclone category already?
A. 6ON 134OE B. 8ON 125OE C. 10ON 126OE D. 12ON 122OE
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What’s In
A. Drill on plotting of points
Since our task is to track the path of a tropical cyclone through a graph, let us have a
drill on plotting the points in the coordinates, x and y. Are you ready? Let us use the data
on the factors affecting the formation of tropical cyclone in the given tables to plot the
points and connect these points to make a line graph. Use a graphing paper for your
answers. y
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Temperature Humidity
(OC) (g/kg)
0 3.8
5 5
10 7.8
15 10
20 15
25 20
30 27.7
35 35
20 960
30 980
40 990
50 1100
60 1200
x
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Q2. What have you observed on the amount of air pressure as the distance from the eyewall
increases? ________________________________________________________
What’s New
When a typhoon enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the weather
bureau begins to monitor it. Do you know where the PAR is? Do the following activity to find
out.
Let’s Get Started!
Activity 1
Plotting the PAR
II. Materials:
III. Procedure:
1. Plot the following points on the map in worksheet no.1 found on page 17.
2. Connect the plotted points. The region within is the Philippine Area of
Responsibility or PAR. It is the job of PAGASA to monitor all tropical cyclones that
enter this area.
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You now know how the Philippine Area of Responsibility
(PAR) looks like. In the following activity, you will
track the path of a tropical cyclone as it enters and
leaves the PAR.
Activity 2
Tracking a Tropical Cyclone
III. 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.
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Q1. Where did Tropical Storm Sendong form?
_____________________________________________________________
Q2. When did Tropical Storm Sendong enter the PAR?
_____________________________________________________________
Q3. In what direction did Tropical Storm Sendong move?
_____________________________________________________________
Q4. On what day did Tropical Storm Sendong hit the land?
_____________________________________________________________
Q5. What areas were hit by Tropical Storm Sendong? Why did this happen?
_____________________________________________________________
Q6. What happened to its wind speed as it hit the land? Why?
_____________________________________________________________
Q7. When did Tropical Storm Sendong leave the PAR?
_____________________________________________________________
Q8. Where did it end up? Why?
_____________________________________________________________
What is It
Do you know that….
The PAR is an area in the Northwestern Pacific, smallest and innermost monitoring
domain, whose boundary is closest to the Philippine islands. The exact dimensions of this
domain are the areas of the Western North Pacific bounded by imaginary lines connecting
the coordinates: 5ON 115OE, 15ON 115OE, 21ON 120OE, 25ON 135OE and 5ON 135OE.The
western boundary of the PAR is closer to the coastline of the country and completely
encloses the East Philippine Sea. The east of Philippines is a big area because this is where
most tropical cyclones come from. The wide area gives us more time to prepare before the
tropical cyclone hits the land.
One of the many ways of this preparation is to keep track of the path of a tropical
cyclone. In Activity B, we have experienced tracing the tropical storm Sendong that visited
Philippines last December 13-19, 2011. Like all tropical cyclones, Sendong formed in the
Pacific Ocean from a low-pressure area (LPA). It did not have a name yet at that point.
Names are not given to LPAs until when the winds become stronger, categorized as tropical
depression. PAGASA gives names to tropical depression, the first category of a tropical
cyclone that enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Before Sendong crossed into the PAR, it had already become a tropical storm. That
means, its winds speed increased. Since it was already within the PAR, PAGASA used its
prepared list of names and called the tropical cyclone.
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The time that Sendong hit the Mindanao area, it weakened because it was cut off
from the sea. But when it reached the bodies of water again with the required temperature,
Sendong is intensified again, gaining back its strength. On the other hand, when it
encountered areas with cold surrounding air especially beyond Palawan, it caused Sendong
to die out.
We learned from the previous module that most of the tropical cyclones take the
northwest direction that’s why Luzon area is always being hit by the weather disturbance.
People in the Mindanao area got surprised by the coming of Sendong knowing that their
place is seldom hit by a typhoon. This can be explained by its start at a latitude closer to the
equator, and the tropical cyclone moves directly to the west, instead of moving to the
northwest direction. With these, people suffered the devastating effects of tropical storm
Sendong that have could be avoided if careful tracking or monitoring of the typhoon has
been made.
What’s More
Let’s En-Rich Our Minds!
Keeping an Eye on You
Directions: Do the following as directed on a separate sheet of paper.
A. Read the following news excerpt, from Sun Star Philippines, October 30, 2020.
(FB page).
DOST PAGASA
October 30 at 8:26 AM ·
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Central Luzon, the center of “ROLLY” is forecast to exit the mainland Luzon
landmass on Monday morning.
Intensity: “ROLLY” underwent extremely rapid intensification over the last 24
hours and is now near the Super Typhoon category threshold. Owing to very
favorable conditions, there is an increasing likelihood that this typhoon will reach
Super Typhoon category over the next 12 hours. The typhoon is forecast to be near
Super Typhoon strength (185-215 km/h) by time it passes very near to Bicol Region
and makes landfall over the Aurora-Quezon area. After landfall, “ROLLY” is forecast
to weaken considerably but will remain at typhoon category until it emerges over the
West Philippine Sea.
1. Based on the news item, to what direction was the typhoon going last October
30?________________
2. Why is typhoon Rolly nearly categorized to super typhoon?________________
3. What causes it to weaken after its landfall?_____________________________
B. Locate the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on the map using the
coordinates in Activity A.
C. Use the data of the latitude and longitude in the table below to track the location of
Super Typhoon Rolly. Plot each pair of latitude and longitude data on the given map
with the PAR found on page 18.
Date Time Latitude (ON) Longitude (O E)
10/27/2020 2PM 15.5 141.2
10/28/2020 11AM 16.3 140.4
10/29/2020 8AM 16.3 136.4
10/29/2020 8PM 16.4 134.4
10/30/2020 5AM 16.2 133.6
10/30/2020 8PM 16.7 130.5
10/31/2020 8AM 15.2 128.5
10/31/2020 8PM 14.1 126.3
11/1/2020 2AM 13.4 125.5
11/1/2020 8PM 14.3 121.1
11/2/2020 5AM 14.5 118.5
11/2/2020 8PM 15.3 116.5
11/3/2020 11AM 14.5 115.3
11/3/2020 8PM 14.4 114.5
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What I Have Learned
Directions: Read and complete the statements using the words below. Write your answers
on a separate sheet.
Monitoring a typhoon serves as a big help to people for them to be (12) __________
and safe from the possible (13) _________________ caused by the strength of a typhoon.
What I Can Do
Directions: Answer the following questions in relation to typhoons. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
Assessment
Directions: Read and understand each question below. Write the letter of your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
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For item numbers 2-4, refer to the diagram below .
A. direction changes
B. diameter increases
C. wind speed weakens
D. wind speed intensifies
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8. What will happen to the supply of the warm and moist air as the typhoon moves
into the land? It is _________.
A. decreased, causing it to weaken C. increased, causing it to weaken
B. decreased, causing it to strengthen D. increased, causing it to strengthen
9. How does friction affect a typhoon moving into the land? It ________.
A. adds strength to the typhoon C. decreases the typhoon’s wind speed
B. adds moisture to the typhoon D. increases the typhoon’s wind speed
10. What is the advantage of having a wider area of responsibility?
A. There will be fewer natural disasters that will hit the country.
B. Incoming weather disturbances can be predicted in advance hence precautions can be
undertaken.
C. It will boost country’s tourism as tourists will be interested in many rich natural resources
found in the country.
D. Wider area of study increases the possibility for meteorologists to change the path of an
incoming typhoon.
11. A tropical cyclone develops east of the country, at coordinates 9 ON and 134 OE over the
Pacific Ocean and moves towards the northwest direction. Given this case, which areas
can be hit by this tropical cyclone?
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13. Based on the given tracking data of Typhoon Pablo, in what areas will the typhoon be
expected to move?
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15. You and your family will fly to Cebu on July 11, 2013 to visit your relatives. However, a
day before the flight you heard from the news that Typhoon Ursula has entered the
Philippine Area of Responsibility. You decided to check the PAGASA track of the
typhoon to be sure. What is your appropriate action?
A. Make other plans for tomorrow; you are sure that the flights to Cebu will get
cancelled anyway.
B. Pursue the earlier plan because it is apparent that the typhoon will not make a
landfall anywhere in the country.
C. Pursue the earlier plan but make sure to pack umbrella and raincoats because rain
showers are expected.
D. Re-book the flights as it is not safe to fly when there is typhoon threat.
Additional Activities
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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. If you were to prepare a survival kit, what are the 10 items that you would include?
1. _______________________ 6. _______________________
2. _______________________ 7. _______________________
3. _______________________ 8. _______________________
4. _______________________ 9. _______________________
5. _______________________ 10. ______________________
SURVIVAL KIT
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Sunstar Philippines. Typhoon “Rolly” continues to rapidly intensify and is nearing super
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Worksheet No.1, Activity 1 (from page 6)
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Worksheet 2, What’s More (page 10)
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Answer Key
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