Match each natural catastrophe with its correct definition in this interactive climate worksheet.

Let’s go step by step to match each term with its correct definition.

We have 8 terms:
1. Greenhouse Gases
2. Climate Change
3. Global Warming
4. Flooding
5. Drought
6. Hurricane
7. Melting Ice Mountain
8. Rising Sea Levels

And 8 definitions:

A. A tropical storm with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher. → This is a Hurricane
B. Heat is trapped in the atmosphere, warming the planet. → This describes how Greenhouse Gases work
C. A period of dry weather that lasts long enough to compensate for the lack of water. → Wait — “compensate” doesn’t make sense here. Probably typo? Should be “to cause problems due to lack of water.” But anyway, this matches Drought
D. Happen whenever an overflow of liquid submerges normally dry land. → That’s Flooding
E. Long-term increase in global temperatures. → That’s Global Warming
F. A glacier system losing snow and ice. → That’s Melting Ice Mountain (though technically it’s glaciers/ice sheets, but we’ll go with the worksheet wording)
G. Long-term temperature and weather pattern shifts. → That’s Climate Change
H. The volume of ocean water increases. → That leads to Rising Sea Levels

Now let’s double-check:

- Greenhouse Gases → B: Heat trapped in atmosphere ✔️
- Climate Change → G: Long-term temp & weather shifts ✔️
- Global Warming → E: Long-term temp increase ✔️
- Flooding → D: Overflow submerging dry land ✔️
- Drought → C: Dry weather lasting long → even though wording is odd (“compensate”), it’s clearly meant to describe drought ✔️
- Hurricane → A: Tropical storm ≥74 mph ✔️
- Melting Ice Mountain → F: Glacier losing snow/ice ✔️
- Rising Sea Levels → H: Ocean water volume increases ✔️

All matched correctly.

Final Answer:

Greenhouse Gases → Heat is trapped in the atmosphere, warming the planet.
Climate Change → Long-term temperature and weather pattern shifts.
Global Warming → Long-term increase in global temperatures.
Flooding → Happen whenever an overflow of liquid submerges normally dry land.
Drought → A period of dry weather that lasts long enough to compensate for the lack of water.
Hurricane → A tropical storm with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher.
Melting Ice Mountain → A glacier system losing snow and ice.
Rising Sea Levels → The volume of ocean water increases.