SCIENCE 5

WEEK 4
Day
1
Weather Disturbances
Directions: The following situations show
how soil erosion occurs. Identify what
causes the erosion to happen. Choose
your answer in the box and write it on
the blank.
_______________1. The soil from the hill
eroded to the rice fields due to
flashfloods.
_______________2. Miners dig the
mountain to look for precious stones and
other wealth deposited on it.
_______________3. During the sand storm in the
desert, the sand dunes change their formation.
_______________4. Dogs usually dig the soil
using their front legs when they smell something
buried under.
_______________5. Energy that pulls everything
down including the soil in higher places.
Directions: Using the words in the box,
describe the weather conditions in the
Philippines based on the pictures below.
Write the answers in your Science Activity
Notebook.
 The Philippines is located at the Pacific
Ring of Fire along the path of Pacific
Ocean that’s why our country is prone
and vulnerable to natural calamities most
especially to the different weather
disturbances. Weather disturbance is a
pulse of energy moving through the
atmosphere that can intensify the low-
pressure system to form a storm.
These are being monitored by the
meteorologist; they are the persons who
are studying the weather conditions in
PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric
Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration).
You have learned in your previous lesson
that air is a state of matter that occupies
space and has mass. Looking up the sky,
your eyes could not see the air, but as a
matter of fact there are lots of air
molecules in our atmosphere and they
are exerting pressure towards the
ground. Above the atmosphere, the air
pressure decreases because there are
only few air molecules.
Low Pressure Area (LPA) is an area where the
air pressure is low at the center compared to the
area around it.
It usually happens when the wind blows toward a
low-pressure and rises in the atmosphere where
they meet making the water vapor to condense
into clouds or sometimes in a form of rain.
The wind of a low-pressure system is swirling
counterclockwise.
Simply, a low-pressure system brings a bad or a
rainy weather.
Meanwhile, High Pressure Area (HPA)
is an area where the air pressure is high
at center compared to the area around it.
As a result, the wind blows away from
high pressure swirling around in
clockwise direction, opposite the direction
of the wind in a low-pressure area. High
pressure system brings a good or sunny
weather.
A low-pressure area can be the reason of
the formation of a typhoon if it is
intensified by different factors. Typhoon is
a tropical cyclone originating from tropical
oceans. It is a rapid rotating wind with a
lowpressure center called “eye” where
the weather is normally calm and free of
clouds.
Direction: Write the word TRUE on the
blank if the statement is correct and
FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
__________1. Low pressure area is an
area where there is a low atmospheric
pressure in the surroundings.
__________2. A monsoon is
characterized by a large whirling mass of
air moving in a counterclockwise
direction.
__________3. There are four kinds of
tropical cyclone namely depression,
storm, typhoon and super typhoon.
__________4. Northeast monsoon
occurs during the month of October to
March while Southwest monsoon occurs
during the month of July to September.
__________5. High-pressure area is the
place where usually typhoon came from.
Direction: Complete the chart below with
the details needed to form the concept of
our lesson.
Why do you need to learn
the different weather
disturbances and other
weather related issues?
Directions: Choose the letter of the best
answer. Write your answer on the blank.
__________1. This is the area where in the
center has low pressure compared to the
surrounding area. The air moves toward the
center and rises where they meet.
A. High Pressure Area
B. Low Pressure Area
C. High Pressure System
D. Low Pressure System
__________2. What do you call to the
winds that is coming from the equatorial
oceans that brings warm air and heavy
rains?
A. Typhoon
B. Northeast Monsoon
C. Southwest Monsoon
D. Weather disturbances
__________3. Why do air masses from cold
areas like Siberia and Mongolia goes down
while the air masses from equatorial ocean
goes up?
A. Because the warm air is light so it goes up.
B. Because the warm air is pulling the cold air
down.
C. Because the cold air is heavy so its
tendency is to go down.
D. Because the pressure of the cold air pushes
the warm air to rise due to its respective
weights.
__________4. It is a weather pattern or
seasonal change in the direction of the
prevailing or strongest winds in the
region.
A. Monsoon
B. Northeast Monsoon
C. Southwest Monsoon
D. Tropical Depression
__________5. How do winds surrounding
a tropical cyclone move?
A. Whirling wind forward
B. Whirling wind backward
C. Whirling wind clockwise
D. Whirling wind counterclockwise
Day
2
Weather Disturbances
Direction: Write the missing letters in the
boxes to complete the words. Use the given
clues as your guide
1. The condition of the atmosphere at a
certain time and place.

2. Wind that comes from the southwest area.

3. Wind that comes from the northeast area.

4. A tropical cyclone occurs in the region of the

Philippine or China sea.

5. A weak low-pressure disturbance with a

definite surface circulation.
There are four classification of Tropical
Cyclone according to the strength of the
associated winds adopted by PAGASA.
 
1. Tropical Depression- a tropical cyclone
where a maximum wind blows near the
center does not exceed to 64
2. Tropical Storm- a
tropical cyclone
where a maximum
wind blows near the
center has a speed
of 65-118 kilometer
per hour.
3. Typhoon- a
tropical cyclone
where a maximum
wind blows near the
center has a speed
of 119-200
kilometers per hour.
4. Super Typhoon- a
tropical cyclone where a
maximum wind blows
near the center has a
speed of greater than
200 kilometers per hour.
 Monsoon is a seasonal
change in the direction of the
prevailing or strongest winds
of a region. It can cause wet
and dry seasons throughout
much of the tropics.
Two Kinds of Monsoon in the Philippines
 
1. Southwest Monsoon (Habagat)
 
The air that is coming from equatorial ocean is
a warm air and its tendency is to rise. As it
goes up, levels of evaporation increase and it
cools down as it moves to the north bringing
rainfall to the affected areas. Sometimes
causing severe floods below hillsides and low-
lying areas. It usually starts from late April up
to early October.
2. Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) The
air that is coming from the north part of
the globe is cold air. The tendency of the
cold air is to go down particularly from the
country of Siberia, Mongolia and
Northern China. Northeast monsoon
usually brings cool and dry weather. It
starts from late September and early
October up to April.
When the air masses coming from the
north meets the air masses coming
from the south, inter-tropical
convergence zone (ITCZ) is formed.
This is a narrow zone usually formed
near the equator resulting to low
atmospheric pressure.
Directions: Identify the different weather
disturbances that is being described in each
number. Choose your answer on the box and
write it on the blank.

_______________1. The maximum wind

blows near the center is greater than 200
kilometer per hour.
_______________2. This is a typhoon that originates in tropical oceans of
Asia particularly in the Philippines. _______________3. The maximum wind
blows near the center has a speed of 119 up to 200 kilometer per hour.
_______________4. The maximum wind
blows near the center has a speed of 65 up
to 118 kilometer per hour.
_______________5. The maximum wind
blows near the center does not exceed to 64
kilometer per hour.
 How are you going to
protect your family from
potential harm when a
typhoon is about to hit your
place?
Why do you need to
learn the different
weather disturbances
and other weather
related issues?
Directions: Match the words in Column A
with their meanings in Column B. Write the
letter of the correct answer on the blank.
Day
3
 The Different Weather
System in the Philippines
and The Changes in
Weather Before, During
and After the Typhoon.
What will you do in order to
be updated with the
weather bulletin updates
especially in times of
typhoon?
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Let us read this: “Whether the weather
be fine, Whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold, Whether
the weather be hot, We will weather the
weather Whether we like it or not.” What
does the rhyme imply? What is the
weather today? How about the climate in
your place? Are they different?
Let’s find out Weather is the day to day or
time to time condition of the atmosphere
in certain area. Weather affects our daily
activities. The weather is fine when the
sky is bright, sunny, with few clouds, and
no rain; it is fair when there are clouds
and rain may occur in isolated patches,
but the greater portion of the day is
sunny rainy weather refers to a condition
of heavy rains and strong winds.
Weather systems are simply the
movement of warm and cold air across
the globe. These movements are known
as low-pressure systems and high
pressure systems. High-pressure systems
keep moisture from rising into the
atmosphere and forming clouds.
Therefore, they are usually associated
with clear skies.
The Philippines have a tropical maritime
climate, meaning the weather is generally
hot and quite humid. The Philippines
weather patterns are created by the
prevailing winds of the southwest
monsoon (known as the habagat) from
May to October and the northeast
monsoon (known as the amihan) from
November to early May.
It is the PAGASA or the Philippine
Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration that is responsible
for studying the different weather of our
country. With the technologies, such as
weather satellites radar PAGASA can
accurately predict weather systems. They
forecast weather systems daily through daily
weather bulletins and rainfall forecasts. What
are the weather systems in the Philippines?
Weather systems in the Philippines
include:
1. Cyclone
2. Breeze
3. Monsoons and
4. ITCZ
Directions: Read each item carefully.
Choose the letter for your best answer.
1. _______ is a large and violent
whirlwind observed in different parts of
the Earth
A. Cyclone
B. Breeze
C. ICTZ
D. Tornado
2. What do you call the breeze that is
larger in scale?
A. Amihan B. Breeze
C. Depression D. Monsoon

3. It is the group of clouds which bring

weak to moderate rains and few
thunderstorms.
A. Amihan B. Habagat
C. ITCZ D. Thunderstorm
4. ______ are the winds that blow onto the
shore from the sea during daytime and
away from the shore during nighttime.
A. Breeze B. Bagyo
C. Hurricane D. Monsoon

5. It is the day to day or time to time

condition of the atmosphere in certain area.
A. Amihan B. Climate
C. PAGASA D. Weather
To avoid destruction caused by the
unforeseen events it is always wise to
prepare in order to be ready to face
danger and to feel secure and safe.
There is a weather report that there will
be a typhoon coming, how will you help
your family prepare before a typhoon
strikes?
 What are the changes in
weather before, during and
after a typhoon?
Direction: Write Before, During or After to
indicate when each weather condition
happen.
_ 1. There are heavy rains and strong
winds.
_ 2. The sky becomes clear.
_ 3. There are formation of dark clouds.
_ 4. The air is dry and cold.
_ 5. Big waves are observed in the sea.
Day
4
 The Different Weather
System in the Philippines
and The Changes in
Weather Before, During
and After the Typhoon.
CYCLONE is a large and violent
whirlwinds observed in different parts of
the Earth. Tropical areas such as the
Philippines used the term tropical
cyclones. These cyclones bring violent
wind and thunderstorms to the affected
areas.
Cyclones are categorized based on wind
speed. These are Tropical depression (61
kph), Tropical storm (62-88 kph), Severe
tropical storm (87-117 kph) and Typhoon
(118 kph). Because of the effects of
typhoon Yolanda, a new category super
typhoon (200 kph) was coined. Cyclones
are born over bodies of water and dies
over landmasses.
BREEZE are the winds which blow onto
the shore from the sea during daytime
and away from the shore during
nighttime. Breeze can be classified into 2,
sea breeze that is during day time and
land breeze during night time. Sea
breeze happens at daytime, warm air
rises and cooler air above the sea moves
towards land.
On the other hand, land breeze
are the winds which blow onto
the shore from the sea during
daytime and away from the shore
during night time.
MONSOON is a breeze in a larger scale.
Monsoon winds are stronger than
ordinary breeze as they are formed by
high temperatures in coastal areas.
Hanging Amihan is the Filipino term for
northeast monsoon. It brings cold air in
Oct to Feb. Hanging Habagat is the
Filipino term for southwest monsoon. It
causes rains and storms in May to Sep.
ITCZ Intertropical Convergence Zone.
It is the group of clouds which bring weak
to moderate rains and few thunderstorms.
It forms due to the clashing winds coming
from the Northern and Southern
Hemisphere. ITCZ moves north in the
Northern Hemisphere during summer and
south during the cold season. ITCZ is
responsible for the wet and dry seasons in
countries near the equator.
Approximately twenty tropical cyclones
enter the Philippine area of responsibility
yearly. Typhoons can hit the Philippines
any time of year, with the months of June
to September being most active. What
are the changes in weather before,
during and after a typhoon?
BEFORE A TYPHOON
• There are formations of dark clouds.
• Air is colder and dry.
• Reddish clouds at sunrise and sunset.
• Humidity is high.
DURING A TYPHOON
• Strong winds and heavy rains.
• Sky is cloudy.
• Big waves in the sea.
• Surging of winds in counterclockwise
direction.
AFTER A TYPHOON
• Speed of wind decreases.
• Sun is starting to shine.
• Sky is clear.
• Little rain but not as much as during
typhoon.
• Environment are flooded
Direction: Changes in Weather Before,
During and After a Typhoon Answer the
following questions

1. How will you describe the weather of

the place?
2. Write your observation about the
following:
What are the changes in
weather before, during
and after a typhoon?
Directions: Use the word bank to fill in the
blank for each cloze passage. Some words may
not be used.

Breeze are the winds which blow onto the shore

from the sea during daytime and away forms the
shore during nighttime. __________________
can be classified into 2, sea breeze that is during
day time and land breeze during night time.
__________________ can be classified
into 2, sea breeze that is during day time
and land breeze during night time.
______________ is a large and violent
whirlwind observed in different parts of the
Earth. Tropical areas such as the
Philippines used the term tropical cyclones.
Hanging Amihan is the Filipino term for
northeast monsoon. It brings cold air in
Oct to Feb. Hanging Habagat is the
Filipino term for southwest monsoon. It
causes rains and storms in May to Sep.
They are called
____________________.
While ______________ is Intertropical
Convergence Zone which is the group of
clouds that bring weak to moderate rains
and few thunderstorms. The condition of
the weather before a typhoon, there are
formation of __________ clouds and the
air is colder and _____________.
During the typhoon the sky is
____________ there are big __________
in the sea. And after the typhoon, the
speed of the wind _________ and the
sky is ______________.
Day
5
SUMMATIVE TEST