SCIENCE - EXAM

• Troposphere 


  exposed to natural phenomena and ground activities.
• Tropical 


  refers to its geographical starting point, which is usually hot and humid region.
• Cyclone 


  meteorological term that refers to its cyclonic circulation.
• Hurricane 


  formed in North Atlantic Ocean
• Typhoons 


  formed in Northwest Pacific Ocean
• Severe Tropical Cyclones 


  formed in Southeastern Indian and Southwest Pacific Oceans
• Severe Cyclonic Storms 


  formed in North Indian Ocean
• Tropical Cyclones 


  formed in Southwest Indian Ocean
• The 3 Basic Stages in development of tropical cyclone:

  1. Formative Stage
  2. Mature Stage
  3. Dissipation Stage
• Formative Stage 


  a tropical cyclone begins to develop
• Mature Stage 


  when a tropical cyclone is already packed with raging winds
• Dissipation Stage 


  when it is weak and can disappear
• Coriolis Force 


  rendered by Earth's Rotation due to its tilted axis and affects wind movement
• Eye of the storm 


  -also called vortex

  -weakest part of the tropical cyclone.
• Storm Surge 


  tsunami-like rising of sea level
• Landslide 


  a common effect of tropical cyclones
• Factors in the formation of a typhoon:

  -high humidity

  -warm ocean water

  -optimal location of typhoon
• Intertropical Convergence Zone 


  an area where tropical cyclones form
• Area of Responsibility 


  originated from the United States military. It is coined to denote a pre-defined geographic region.
• PAG-ASA 


  an acronym for Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration
• PAG-ASA 


  the country's weather bureau
• Tropical Depression 


  <61
• Tropical Storm 


  62-88
• Severe Tropical Storm


  89-117
• Typhoon 


  118-220
• Super Typhoon 


  220>
• The estimated number of tropical cyclones that visit the Philippine Area of Responsibility annually is 20.
• Mitigation 


  upmost importance in countries vulnerable to tropical cyclone-induced disasters.
• The terrestrial planets are found in the Inner Solar System
• Terrestrial Planets 


  composed of rocks and metals.
• Terrestrial Planets

  -Mercury

  -Venus

  -Earth

  -Mars
• The Gaseous Planets are found in the Outer Solar System.
• Gaseous Planets


  composed of gases
• Gaseous Planets

  -Jupiter

  -Saturn

  -Uranus

  -Neptune
• Kuiper Belt and Scattered Discs 


  outermost part of the solar system.
• Johannes Kepler 


  described the orbits of planets as ellipsis.
• Asteroids 


  -also called miniature planets

  -based on Latin terms "Aster" and "-Oid"
• Aster 


  star
• Oid 


  rock or planet
• Albedo 


  brightness