LEARNING TASK 1:
Direction: Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if you think a statement is TRUE and FALSE if it is FALSE
on the space provided before each number
1. Landforms and bodies of water on and around the Philippines does not affect the strength or weakness
of weather phenomenon such as typhoons.
2. Tropical cyclones fom in land.
3. Tropical cyclones need water vapor in order to form.
4. Oceans and seas have great influence on the weather of continental masses.
5. Adequate temperature is the most important factor in the formation and strength of a cyclone.
6. Tropical cyclones can only form over oceans of the world except in the South Atlantic Ocean and the
south eastern Pacific.
7. Cyclone never loses its strength over the seas or oceans.
8. A tropical cyclone over land will begin to weaken rapidly due to lack of moisture and heat resources
9. Tropical cyclones derive their energy from the warm tropical oceans and do not form unless the sea
surface temperature is above 26.5°C
10. A typhoon gets stronger when it reaches a mountainous area.​