Relier Pairs The Causes and Effects of Climate ChangeVersion en ligne Matching the words with their definitions. par LAURA MICHELLE JIMENEZ PAZMINO 1 Excess 2 Climate change 3 Atmosphere 4 Fossil fuels 5 Carbon dioxide 6 Greenhouse gas 7 Drought 8 Ecosystem a gas that traps heat from the sun, an area where certain plants and animals live and interact. a long period of time without rain. a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local, regional and global climates. made from decomposing plants and animals. a heavy colorless gas that is formed by burning fuels. the layer of gas that surrounds the Earth, too much of something.