Stage 9 - Global warming (Vocabulary)

A large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry

• rays

• drought

• flood

• typhoon

A long period of time where there is no rain

• reflected

• rays

• to evaporate

• drought

A very strong and dangerous wind that blows in a circle

• moisture

• tornado

• heatwave

• flood

A violent storm which storms over the land

• hurricane/cyclone/typhoon

• tornado

• moisture

• The atmosphere

Higher than normal temperatures lasting for several days

• to evaporate

• rays

• heatwave

• reflected

The gases around the earth

• moisture

• rays

• flood

• the atmosphere

thin straight lines of light (from the sun)

• reflection

• rays

• tornado

• moisture

to change from a liquid into a gas

• moisture

• drought

• flood

• to evaporate

very small drops of water in the air

• moisture

• heatwave

• typhoon/cyclone/hurricane

• drought

When light or heat is sent back out into space

• flood

• moisture

• reflected

• the atmosphere