Our next topic is about the Earth and environment. Today we are going start by looking at some vocabulary, quizzes and exercises connected to this topic.

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. lightning	a) natural electricity produced in thunderstorm clouds and appearing as a bright flash or streak of light in the sky.
2. precipitation	b) pellets of frozen rain or a storm of such pellets.
3. tide	c) a frozen form of precipitation that falls as ice crystals formed into flakes.
4. erosion	d) the force by which a planet or other such body tends to draw objects toward its center.
5. snow	e) a brief electrical storm usu. accompanied by heavy rain and high winds.
6. tornado	f) water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls from the sky to earth.
7. hail	g) the process by which material from the earth's surface is worn away by forces such as glaciers, wind, and waves.
8. hurricane	h) the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as characterized by sunshine, moisture, temperature, precipitation, and other variables.
9. pressure	i) snow, rain, or the like, or the amount of such matter to fall on a given area in a given amount of time.
10. thunderstorm	j) a very destructive but short-lived windstorm in the form of a funnel-shaped cloud that moves close to the ground destroying whatever is in its path.
11. gravity	k) the applying of constant force upon a surface.
12. rain	l) a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean and that has heavy rains and winds exceeding seventy-three miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour.
13. weather	m) the periodic change, occurring about every twelve hours, in the height of the surface of oceans and bodies of water near or feeding into them, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. On your blog write a paragraph about an experience you have had during some kind of weather or natural disaster (It can be as simple as walking in the rain). Describe the experience with as much detail as possible. Here's a vocabulary quiz about the Environment and climate change Here's a link to a quiz about what the future will be like Here's a link to a personal quiz and some vocabulary exercises. Do only exercises A - C. How green are you.