There are 24 numbered expressions related to the weather and climate changes in the charts below Read the definitions.Match them with the correct words Write the answers at the bottom of the page See the model a d the loud noise that comes from the sky during heavy rain very bad weather with lots of rain, snow, wind, etc GALE STORM b e a very strong wind THUNDER SHOWER c a bright light in the sky caused by electricity during a storm, usually followed by thunder f a short period of rain LIGHTNING a violent storm with very strong winds g FOG HURRICANE when it rains a lot and a river becomes too full, a lot of water covers the area h j 10 FLOOD k 11 an extremely strong and dangerous wind that blows in a circle and destroys buildings light rain falling in very fine drops HUMID TORNADO i HEAT WAVE / _ / _ / _ l 12 when the air is hot and wet Answers d thick cloud just above the ground or sea that makes it difficult to see DRIZZLE a period of unusually hot weather that continues for a long time / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / 10 _ / 11 _ / 12 _ There are 28 numbered expressions related to the weather and climate changes in the charts below Read the definitions Match them with the correct words Write the answers at the bottom of the page See the model 13 m 16 p SLEET an increase in the amount of gases in the atmosphere which can be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the Earth 17 q a gradual increase in world temperatures MELT 14 n WEATHER FORECAST rain which contains large amounts of chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil 18 r become liquid GREENHOUS E EFFECT 15 o statement of what the weather is likely to be for the next day or few days rain containing some ice GLOBAL WARMING 19 ACID RAIN s 22 the mixture of gases around the earth ICE CAP 20 BLIZZARD t 23 a severe snow storm with strong winds CLIMATE 21 CARBON DIOXIDE v a thick layer of permanent ice w the general weather conditions in a particular place ATMOSPHERE u 24 expression often used to describe humanspecific impact on the weather CLIMATE CHANGE x it’s produced by burning oil, gas or coal and it has increased the rate of global warming and climate change Answers: 13 _ / 14 _ / 15 _ / 16 _ / 17 _ / 18 _ / 19 _ / 20 _ / 21 _ / 22 _ / 23 _ / 24 _ 13 – n 14 - p 15 – m 16 – o 17 – r 18 – q 19 – v 20 – w 21 – x 22 – t 23 – s 24 - u