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THE NATURAL WORLD

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Climate Change

A. Match each climate change related word with its correct definition.

1. carbon dioxide ....... a. water covering an area of land that is usually dry

2. fossil fuels ....... b. long periods without rain

3. atmosphere ....... c. fuel that is formed in the earth from dead plants or animals

4. greenhouse gases ....... d. organisms living in conjunction with their environment

5. ecosystems ....... e. gases absorbing radiation that reflect heat back to earth

6. global warming ....... f. the air that surrounds the Earth

7. pollution ....... g. the measurement of carbon released by an individual

8. carbon footprint ....... h. the introduction of toxic substances into an environment

9. drought ....... i. cutting down large areas of trees

10. flooding ....... j. the elimination of a species due to environmental forces

11. extinction ....... k. t he increase in the world's temperature due to a rise in


certain gases

12. deforestation ....... l. a


 gas produced when people and animals breathe out or
when certain fuels are burned

B. Match the words together to make climate change collocations.

1. melting ....... a. weather

2. rising ....... b. ice caps

3. carbon ....... c. temperatures

4. extreme ....... d. emissions

5. increasing ....... e. fossil fuels

6. burning ....... f. sea levels

C. Put the climate change collocations from Exercise B under the correct headings.

Causes of climate change Effects of climate change

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THE NATURAL WORLD

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Climate Change

D. Complete the text with the climate change vocabulary from the box.

carbon dioxide ice caps carbon footprint fossil fuels drought carbon

pollution temperatures climate change ecosystems flooding extinction

global warming weather atmosphere deforestation greenhouse sea levels

Over the past century, we have seen a change in the Earth's climate. (1) .............................

have been increasing, causing (2) ............................. and glaciers to melt, and

(3) ............................. to rise. Climate change has also contributed to some extreme

(4) ............................. conditions, such as (5) ............................., when there is no

rainfall for long periods of time, and (6) ............................., when there is too much rainfall

and the land becomes submerged. These abnormal conditions, along with

(7) ............................., the cutting down of trees which convert (8) .............................,

into oxygen have led to the disruption of (9) ............................., which has put many

wildlife species in danger of (10) ............................. Climate change, also referred to as

(11) ............................., is due, for the most part, to human activity. Since the Industrial

Revolution, we have been burning (12) ............................., and the smoke from our

factories has caused a lot of (13) ............................. This has resulted in an increasing

amount of (14) ............................. emissions and (15) ............................. gases being

released into the (16) ............................. The situation is urgent. (17) .............................

is a real issue, and one which needs to be dealt with immediately. However, if we all make a

conscious effort to reduce the size of our own (18) ............................., and start respecting

our environment, perhaps we can save our planet before it's too late.

E. Talk with a partner and make a list of four things you can do to reduce the size of
your carbon footprint.

1. ...............................................................................................................................

2. ...............................................................................................................................

3. ...............................................................................................................................

4. ...............................................................................................................................

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