A Day in the Atmosphere

ACIDRAIN
AIRPRESSURE
ALTITUDE
BAROMETER
CIRRUS
CONDENSATION
CORIOLISEFFECT
CUMULUS
DENSITY
DEWPOINT
EVAPORATION
FREEZINGRAIN
GLOBALWIND
HAIL
HUMIDITY
JETSTREAM
MONSOON
NIMBUS
PRECIPITATION
SATURATION
SLEET
WATERCYCLE
WEATHER

Find the following words covered in chapter 2 of your text book. We have discussed clouds and how they are formed and the types of precipitation that comes from clouds. Find the words in the word search below, then write their meanings in your own words on the back of the handout.

Try to find all 23 words on this board.

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R P R E C I P I T A T I O N N
R H O I I C L N C L R V K O O
U W M M O I E U I P C Y G O I
S A A S A L M D R A T B G S T
B T E H A U I E U I R L R N A
A E R O L T S S D T O D D O R
R R T U K S U I E B I K I M O
O C S E U A M R A F V T U C P
M Y T R E U Y L A E F E L I A
E C E K H L W E A T H E R A V
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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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1C O N D E N S A T I O N # # #
2I O # F R E E Z I N G R A I N
3R P R E C I P I T A T I O N N
4R # # I # # L N C # R # # O O
5U W M # O I E U I P # Y # O I
6S A A S A L M D R A T # G S T
7B T E H A U I E U I R L # N A
8A E R # L T S S D T O D # O R
9R R T U # S U I E B I # I M O
10O C S E U # M R A F # T # C P
11M Y T R E U # L A # F # L # A
12E C E # H L W E A T H E R A V
13T L J # # I S U B M I N C # E
14E E D E N S I T Y # # O # T #
15R # # D E W P O I N T # N # #
Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  1511nw
AIRPRESSURE  132sw
ALTITUDE  1412nw
BAROMETER  17s
CIRRUS  11s
CONDENSATION  11e
CORIOLISEFFECT  88se
CUMULUS  94sw
DENSITY  314e
DEWPOINT  415e
EVAPORATION  1513n
FREEZINGRAIN  42e
GLOBALWIND  136sw
HAIL  47ne
HUMIDITY  611ne
JETSTREAM  312n
MONSOON  149n
NIMBUS  1213w
PRECIPITATION  33e
SATURATION  46se
SLEET  713nw
WATERCYCLE  25s
WEATHER  712e