Activity 8- Understanding concepts on Tropical Cyclone
Directions: Use the word bank to complete the statements based on the learned concepts on
understanding typhoon. Each word will be used only once.
Cyclones are intense 1.
storms with powerful winds and heavy rain. They
can be referred as 2.
_typhoon or tropical depressions. Cyclones usually
begin over warm seas where there is 3.
atmospheric pressure. The warm
moist air begins to 4.
into a strong circling storm. Once crossing over onto
land, cyclones typically 5.
This is because they are out from their primary
energy 6.
Cyclones have three main parts the 7.
and the eye wall. Weather in the 8.
of a cyclone is usually calm. The
diameter of the eye is usually around 50 km in length, but can be as large as 320 km Cyclone
intensity is measured by the storm's 9.
speed on a scale of 1-4. The
strongest cyclones are known as category 4 and can move as quick as greater than 200 km/h.
Winds this fast cause 10.
_damage, such as ripping trees from the ground
and flattening buildings.
Word Bank- atleast 10
the eye,
tropical
wind
source
low
Word bank
hurricanes
eye
intense
spiral
weaken
rain bands
You really tried your best. This would help you understand typhoon and how to be fully
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