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- 1. Multiple Choice
A flash flood is ____?_____
caused by a heavy rain
occurs only in urban areas
an upward vertical motion
a strong vertical wind shear
- 2. Multiple Choice
The increase in the risk of flooding in the future may be due to ___?___
climate change
rapid urbanization
uncontrolled population growth
all of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a hydrometeorological hazard?
drought
tornado
landslide
thunderstorm
- 4. Multiple Choice
It is associated with having no rain, dried up fields and low water level dams.
El Niño
La Niña
Forest Fire
Tornado
- 5. Multiple Choice
The onset of precipitation is the beginning of which stage in the formation of a thunderstorm?
cumulus
dissipating
mature
tornadic
- 6. Multiple Choice
A localized windstorm characterized by a visible funnel-shaped, rapidly whirling cloud extending downward from the base of a dark cumulonimbus cloud.
Thunderstorm
Whirlpool
Tornado
Cyclone
- 7. Multiple Choice
The ______________ in a tropical storm where the the wind is calm and there is no rain
eye
eye wall
- 8. Multiple Choice
Phenomenon that is associated with heavy rainfalls.
El Niño
La NIña
- 9. Multiple Choice
It is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls.
Tropical cyclone
Tropical Rainforest
Tropic Thunder
Tropicana
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following phenomenon is described as an abnormal rise in the sea level when there is a strong cyclone?
Storm surge
Flooding
Thunderstorm
Tsunami
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why is Philippines very vulnerable to hydrometeorological hazards?
The government's emergency management plan is not well-defined.
Most of the cyclones that are created in the Pacific Ocean hit the Philippines.
The Philippines is surrounded with water.
The slight increase of the global temperatures intensified the formation of the cyclones.
- 12. Multiple Choice
PAGASA stands for?
Philippine Atmospheric, Geometrical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geographic and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysically and Astronomical Services Administration
- 13. Multiple Choice
_________ is a local weather disturbance distinctly characterized by lightning and thunder, and often occurs with strong winds, heavy rain, and other kinds of precipitation.
THUNDERSTORM
TYPHOON
STROM SURGE
LA NINA
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a typhoon, a hurricane and a cyclone?
Typhoon, hurricane and cyclone are storms which are of different intensities.
Typhoons are tidal waves, hurricanes spin clockwise and cyclones spin counter clockwise.
Typhoons are found near the equator, hurricanes are found in the midlatitudes and typhoons in the Arctic and Antarctic.
All describe storms, the name used in the Western Pacific , North America and near the Indian Ocean, respectively
- 15. Multiple Choice
To reduce the impact of floods, humans can do all of the following EXCEPT...
listen to the warning system
drive through a flooded area to evacuate
get to higher ground
create an evacuation plan
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a typhoon?
It is circular.
It has low atmospheric pressure.
It is accompanied with strong rain.
It becomes stronger when it hits the land.
- 17. Multiple Choice
It is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls.
Tropical cyclone
Tropical Rainforest
Tropic Thunder
Tropicana
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following Hydro meteorological hazard is characterized by localized storm cloud that produces lightning and thunder, and often brings heavy rain shower and strong gusty winds?
El Niño
La Niña
Storm Surge
Thunderstorm
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following hydrometeorological hazard has an overflow of water onto normally dry land in an existing waterway, such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch?
El Niño
Flood
La Niña
Storm surge
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the correct response when PAGASA announces a RED RAINFALL WARNING?
Stay indoors
Evacuate
Be alert for possible evacuation
Monitor weather conditon
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