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Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write it on the answer sheet provided
1. Which of the following instruments is NOT used in monitoring the weather forecast for
tropical cyclone?
a. Telescope b. Barometer c. Barograph d. Rain Gauge
2. It is an area in the Northern Pacific where PAGASA, the Philippines’ national meteorological
agency monitors weather occurrences.
a.Taiwan b. Philippine Area of Responsibility c. NASA d. map of the China
3. In what directions did the tropical cyclone Yolanda move?
a.eastwest b. southeast c. northwest d. southwest
4. What is the average number of tropical cyclones that enters the PAR yearly?
a.25 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21
5. Which of the following is a correct coordinate of the PAR?
a. (5⁰N,115⁰E), (15⁰N,115⁰E), (21⁰N,120⁰E), (25⁰N,120⁰E), (25⁰N,135⁰E), (5⁰N,135⁰E)
b. (10⁰N,115⁰E), (15⁰N,115⁰E), (21⁰N,120⁰E), (25⁰N,120⁰E), (25⁰N,135⁰E), (5⁰N,135⁰E)
Month/Day/Time Latitude (⁰N) Longitude (⁰E)
06/18/14 09.0 133.0
06/18/20 09.3 132.7
06/19/02 09.4 131.8
06/19/08 09.6 131.3
06/19/14 10.0 130.2
06/19/20 10.1 129.1
06/20/02 10.8 127.6
06/20/08 11.1 126.5
06/20/14 11.4 125.4
06/20/20 11.8 124.2
06/21/02 11.8 123.5
06/21/08 11.9 122.6
06/21/14 12.2 122.3
06/21/20 12.8 121.9
06/22/02 13.9 121.5
06/22/08 14.9 121.0
06/22/14 15.4 120.5
06/22/20 16.1 119.6
06/23/02 16.3 118.4
06/23/08 17.1 117.8
06/23/14 17.4 117.0
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c. (5⁰N,115⁰E), (20⁰N,115⁰E), (21⁰N,120⁰E), (25⁰N,120⁰E), (25⁰N,135⁰E), (5⁰N,135⁰E)
d. (5⁰N,115⁰E), (20⁰N,115⁰E), (21⁰N,120⁰E), (25⁰N,120⁰E), (35⁰N,135⁰E), (5⁰N,135⁰E)