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This document discusses weather disturbances that commonly occur in the Philippines such as tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and storms. It provides definitions of each type of weather event and describes their characteristics. The effects of weather disturbances on daily life are also examined, such as disrupted activities, health issues like colds and coughs, lack of food due to damaged crops, and destruction of homes and buildings from strong winds and heavy rain. Readers are asked questions to check their understanding of the different weather events and how they impact people's daily routines.

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Science 5 Q4-Module 3

This document discusses weather disturbances that commonly occur in the Philippines such as tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and storms. It provides definitions of each type of weather event and describes their characteristics. The effects of weather disturbances on daily life are also examined, such as disrupted activities, health issues like colds and coughs, lack of food due to damaged crops, and destruction of homes and buildings from strong winds and heavy rain. Readers are asked questions to check their understanding of the different weather events and how they impact people's daily routines.

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5
Science
Quarter 4 - Module 3
Weather Disturbances in the Philippines

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines


Weather Disturbances in the
Philippines

What I Need to know

Learners are expected to:

1.Characterize the types of weather disturbance in the Philippines.

What I Know

Choose the correct answer.

1.What is soil erosion?


a.wearing away of the top soil
b.soil are used
c.soil are brought by man

2.What causes soil erosion?


a.running water b. big rocks c. trees

3.What is the effect of soil erosion?


a.loss of fertile land b.chemical change c.health problems

What’s In

How does weather change?

Daily changes in the weather are due to winds and storms.

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What’s New

Read the selection.

Torrential rains,flash floods,thunderstorms and typhoons are not new to


the Filipinos at any age. They are common occurrence in this tropical
country.Weather disturbance is a change in the atmospheric conditions that can
lead to storm formation.

The weather condition in the Philippines are: Tropical cyclones which


is an intense circular storm, tends to produce strong winds and heavy rainfall
that may cause flash flooding. Tornado is a small-diameter column of violent
air that can cause destruction and great loss of life mainly from flying debries
and collapsing structures. Storm, on the otherhand, is a violent atmospheric
disturbance,characterized by low pressure cloud cover, precipitation,strong
winds,and possibly lightning and thunder.

Let’s talk about what you learn.

1. What is weather disturbance?

2. What are the types of weather disturbances?


a.
b.
c.

What Is It

Weather Disturbances in the Philippines:

• Tropical Cyclones – an intense circular storm that tends to produce


strong winds and heavy rainfall that may cause flashfloods.

• Tornado – is a small-diameter column of violent airthat can cause


destruction and loss of life,mainly from flying debris and
collapsing structures.

• Storm - is a violent atmospheric disturbance,characterized by low


pressure,cloud cover,precipitation,strong winds, lightning and
thunder.

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What’s More

Exercise 1. Supply the missing letter of the following:

1. Is an intense circular storm that tends to produce strong winds and heavy
rainfall

_YC_O_ _
2. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds,rains, lightning and
thunder

S_ OR _
3.Is a small diameter column of violent air that is also a funnel shape windstorm

T_ RNA_ _

What I Have Learned

Exercise 2. Match column A with column B. Write the letter only.

A B
1.Storm cloud that produce strong winds and heavy rainfall a. Tornado
that cause flashfloods.

2.A violent disturbance of atmosphere with strong winds b. storm


usually rain,thunder and lightning.

3.A small-diameter column of violent air. c.Tropical Cyclones

What I Can do
Exercise 3
Ask family member or friends
about their experiences on
some of the weather
disturbances:
Tropical Cyclone
Tornado and Storm.

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Effects of Weather Disturbances

What I Need to Know


After this, the learners are expected to determine the effects
of weather disturbances on daily life.

What’s In
Is it true that cold temperature gives you cold?
Cold temperatures can affect your health,but they don’t directly
give you infection like common cold.Infections are cause by
bacteria and viruses.

What’s New
Write something about the picture.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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What Is It

These weather disturbances affects peoples daily activities are


disrupted,health conditions arises such as common colds,cough, it also affects
destruction of properties as to damages of homes,buildings due to
flashfloods,strong winds and heavy rains.Lack of food supply due to damage of
crops.
These are natural phenomena that are not controllable,therefore we must be
vigilant and know the precautionary measure we have to do if weather
disturbances occur.

What’s More

Answer the question below:

1. Give the effects of weather disturbance on daily life.

a._____________
b._____________
c______________
d._____________

What I Have Learned

The effects of weather Disturbances on daily life:

• Daily activities are disrupted

• Health conditions arises such as fever, common colds,cough

• Lack of food supply due to damages of crops

• Destruction /damages of homes and structures due to strong winds and heavy
rainfall.

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What I Can Do

Write your answer in separate sheet of paper:

1. How does this weather disturbance affect you?


________________________________________________________

2. What did you do?


________________________________________________________

Assessment:

I. Direction: Write True if the statement is correct and false if the


statement is wrong.

_____1. A tornado produces strong winds and heavy rainfall.

_____2. A storm is characterized by low pressure and cloud cover.

_____3. Flash floods are due to heavy rainfall.

_____4.These weather disturbances can cause destruction to properties


and may cause loss of lives.

_____5.Weather disturbance is a change in the conditions of the


atmosphere.

II. Direction: Answer the following questions.

1.What is weather disturbance?

2.What is a Tropical Cyclone? a Tornado?

3.What is a storm?

4.How does the weather disturbance affect our daily life?

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