BRENDAN LEWIS A.

DELGADO

DATE:

8-ARITOTLE

TEACHER:

SCIENCE ACTIVITY 2
TITLE:

Tracking a tropical cyclone

OBJECTIVE:
Be able to tell the following:
1. Given the latitude and longitude position, I was able to determine that
Laguna was not in the path of tropical cylone Sendong.
2. PAG-ASA regularly monitors tropical cyclone within the Philippine Area
of Responsibility so that people will be ready for the tropical cyclone
when it enters the PAR and so that, the cyclone will take less damage
and less death. Its main task is to observe report and forecast weather
disturbances and issue timely warnings to concerned publics. With this,
people in the affected area will be able to prepare ahead of time.

ANSWERING:
Q3. Sendong formed in the Pacific Ocean
Q4. Sendong entered the PAR on 15 December 2011
Q5. Sendong left the PAR on 18 December 2011
Q6. Sendong moved in a westward direction.

Conclusion:
It is important to be aware, monitor and track a tropical storm in order
to predict possible affected areas and be prepared and ready ahead of time.
This will lessen loss and/or save life and properties. Being aware of any info
about the weather will be useful to plan ahead for inclement weather. This is
a must in order to survive.
ACTIVITY 3

TITLE:

DISSECTING A TROPICAL CYCLONE

OBJECTIVES:
1. Weatherman can tell if a certain location is in the eye of the cyclone by
winds speed and atmospheric pressure. In strong tropical cyclones, the eye is
characterized by light winds and clear skies, surrounded on all sides by a
towering, symmetric eyewall. In weaker tropical cyclones, the eye is less well
defined and can be covered by the central dense overcast, an area of high,
thick clouds that show up brightly on satellite imagery. Weaker or
disorganized storms may also feature an eyewall that does not completely
encircle the eye or have an eye that features heavy rain. In all storms,
however, the eye is the location of the storm's minimum barometric pressure
- the area where the atmospheric pressure at sea level is the lowest.
2. Calm before a storm is a weather phenomenon caused by warm, dry air.
There are times we experienced a peaceful calm weather before a storm
moves in. Other storms skip the calm and proudly announce their presence
by instantly unleashing bad weather

ANSWERING:
Q7. The air pressure at A (within the eye of the typhoon) is less than the air
pressures at locations away from the eye.
Q8. The wind speed at the eyewall is much greater than the wind speed at
the eye.

CONCLUSION:
This activity shows that the air pressure is lowest at the eye of a
tropical cyclone. This is the reason why the surrounding air blows toward the
eye. A barometer will show decreasing air pressure as a tropical cyclone
approaches. In contrast, as a tropical cyclone comes nearer, the wind speed
increases. The wind speed is greatest at the eyewall, at the dense clouds
surrounding the eye. When PAGASA quotes a wind speed, it is referring to
winds at the eyewall.

But at the eye itself, the wind is light.