A Day in the Atmosphere

ACIDRAIN
AIRPRESSURE
ALTITUDE
BAROMETER
CIRRUS
CONDENSATION
CORIOLISEFFECT
DENSITY
DEWPOINT
EVAPORATION
FREEZINGRAIN
GLOBALWIND
HAIL
HUMIDITY
JETSTREAM
MONSOON
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 21 words on this board.

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

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ACIDRAIN  49n
AIRPRESSURE  114n
ALTITUDE  1114w
BAROMETER  33s
CIRRUS  1111w
CONDENSATION  115e
CORIOLISEFFECT  88ne
DENSITY  1112w
DEWPOINT  86se
EVAPORATION  1211nw
FREEZINGRAIN  41se
GLOBALWIND  51e
HAIL  78sw
HUMIDITY  89se
JETSTREAM  74e
MONSOON  144s
PRECIPITATION  313e
SATURATION  210n
SLEET  94se
WATERCYCLE  151s
WEATHER  111sw