II. Discuss with your partner which sentence in b best continues the sentence in a.

A B

1. Antimatter weapon a) are typically explosive in nature and exploit the willingness of

their operator not to survive.

2. Archery b) large firearms capable of launching heavy projectiles over long

distances.

3. Artillery c) use a physical explosion to create blast concussion or spread

shrapnel.

4. Biological weapon d)operate as physical extensions of the user’s body and directly

impact their target.

5. Chemical weapon e) would combine matter and antimatter to cause a powerful

explosion.

6. Energy weapon f) operate by using a tensioned string to launch a projectile at

some target.

7. Explosive weapons g) use chemical propellant to accelerate a projectile ( usually

with an explosive warhead ) towards a target and typically

unguided once fired.

8. Firearms h) spread biological agents, attacking humans by causing

diseases and infection.

9. Improvised weapons i) use a chemical charge to launch one or more projectiles down

a rifle or smoothbore barrel.

10. Incendiary weapons j) spread chemical agents, attacking humans by poisoning and

causing reactions.

11. Non-lethal weapons k) use magnetic fields to accelerate and propel projectiles, or to

focus charged particle beams.

12. Magnetic weapons l) are used to attack and subdue humans, but are designed to

minimize the risk of killing the target.

13. Melee weapons m) rely on concentrating forms of energy to attack, such as

lasers, electrical shocks and thermal a sonic attack.

14. Missiles n) cause a projectile to leave the user and strike a target afterwards.

15. Nuclear weapons o) are rockets which are guided to their target after launch.

16. Primitive weapons p) use radioactive material to create nuclear fission and nuclear

fusion detonations above a target (air-burst) or at ground-level

(ground burst).

17. Ranged weapons q) make little or no use of technological or industrial elements,

instead being constructed of easily obtainable natural materials.

18. Rockets r) are common objects that were not designed for combat purpose

but are used in self-defense, guerrilla warfare or a violent crime.

19. Suicide weapons s) rely on combustible materials and an ignition mechanism to

cause damage by fire.