Activity 4.
Tracking Tropical Storm (TS) Sendong
Directions: Plot on the map in Figure 5 the location and pathway of TS Sendong using the latitude and
longitude (lat-long) locator in the table below.
Table 2. Lat-Long Location of TS Sendong (International Name: Washi)
Month/Day/Year Time Latitude (°N) Longitude (°E)
12/13/2011 6:00 AM 6.00 145.00
12/13/2011 12:00 PM 6.00 143.00
12/14/2011 6:00 PM 6.00 142.00
12/14/2011 12:00 AM 6.00 140.00
12/14/2011 6:00 AM 6.00 139.00
12/14/2011 12:00 PM 7.00 137.00
12/14/2011 6:00 PM 7.00 136.00
12/15/2011 12:00 AM 7.00 134.00
12/15/2011 6:00 AM 7.00 132.00
12/15/2011 12:00 PM 8.00 131.00
12/15/2011 6:00 PM 8.00 129.00
12/16/2011 12:00 MN 7.00 128.00
12/16/2011 6:00 AM 8.00 127.00
12/16/2011 12:00 PM 8.00 125.00
12/16/2011 6:00 PM 8.00 124.00
12/17/2011 12:00 MN 9.00 122.00
12/17/2011 6:00 AM 9.00 121.00
12/17/2011 12:00 PM 10.00 120.00
12/17/2011 6:00 PM 10.00 119.00
12/18/2011 12:00 MN 11.00 117.00
12/18/2011 6:00 AM 10.00 116.00
12/18/2011 12:00 PM 10.00 114.00
12/18/2011 6:00 PM 9.00 114.00
12/19/2011 12:00 MN 9.00 113.00
Source: Campo et al. Science-Grade 8 Learner’s Module (Philippines: FEP Printing Corporation, 2016), 145.
Questions:
1.Where did tropical storm Sendong start to form?
2.When did tropical storm Sendong enter the PAR?
3.When did tropical storm Sendong leave the PAR?
4.In what direction did tropical storm Sendong move?
5.Was your province hit by tropical storm Sendong?