Matching Pairs Climate changeOnline version Match the image with its respective description. by LAURA MICHELLE JIMENEZ PAZMINO 1 The long-term changes in global temperatures and other characteristics of the atmosphere. 2 A lack of precipitation over an extended period of time. 3 A process that causes the Earth to become hotter. 4 A large rotating storm with high speed winds. 5 Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat. 6 A rise of water with no place to go.