Weather and climate vocabulary

Question 1

above/below zero

Answer 1

charcteristics of temperature (degrees)

Question 2

blizzard

Answer 2

​a snowstorm with very strong winds

Question 3

blow

Answer 3

when the wind or a current of air blows, it is moving; when it blows, the wind is blowing

Question 4

breeze

Answer 4

slight wind

Question 5

cool/chilly

Answer 5

rather cold, but not too much

Question 6

clear sky

Answer 6

sky with no clouds

Question 7

drizzling/damp

Answer 7

little bit wet, little rainy

Question 8

drought

Answer 8

/draʊt/

a long period of time when there is little or no rain - a possible kind of extreme weather

Question 9

flood

Answer 9

/flʌd/

a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry - a possible kind of extreme weather

Question 10

fog

Answer 10

a thick cloud of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or sea, that is very difficult to see through it, can be dense/thick

Question 11

freezing, frost

Answer 11

extremely cold

Question 12

soaked

Answer 12

absolutely wet

Question 13

hailstorm

Answer 13

​a storm during which small balls of ice that fall like rain fall from the sky - a possible kind of extreme weather

Question 14

heat

Answer 14

the situation when it`s hot - the opposite of frost

Question 15

heavy rain/shower/pouring rain

Answer 15

very inensive rain

Question 16

humid

Answer 16

warm and slightly wet

Question 17

hurricane

Answer 17

​a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean - a possible kind of extreme weather

Question 18

icy/slippery

Answer 18

the weather with lots of ice on the ground, when one can easily slip and fall

Question 19

lightning

Answer 19

a flash, or several flashes, of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity

Question 20

melt

Answer 20

about ice or snow - turn into water due to being heated up

Question 21

mild

Answer 21

soft and comfortable, not extreme

Question 22

mist

Answer 22

a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see

Question 23

scorching/boiling

Answer 23

extremely hot

Question 24

shivering

Answer 24

shaking due to cold

Question 25

smog

Answer 25

a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, especially in cities

Question 26

thunder

Answer 26

​the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm

Question 27

thunderstorm

Answer 27

storm with rain, lightning, and thunder

Question 28

tornado

Answer 28

a king of extreme weather - a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top.

Question 29

tsunami

Answer 29

an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake

Question 30

glacier

Answer 30

a slow-moving mass or river of ice, formed from snow on mountains or near the North Pole or South Pole

Question 31

coastal

Answer 31

located next to a coast

Question 32

coast/seashore

Answer 32

the land next to or near to the sea or ocean

Question 33

river bank

Answer 33

the land next to or near to a river