A Day in the Atmosphere

ACIDRAIN
AIRPRESSURE
ALTITUDE
BAROMETER
CIRRUS
CONDENSATION
CORIOLISEFFECT
CUMULUS
DEWPOINT
EVAPORATION
FREEZINGRAIN
GLOBALWIND
HAIL
HUMIDITY
JETSTREAM
MONSOON
NIMBUS
PRECIPITATION
SATURATION
SLEET
STRATUS
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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P D J E V A P O R A T I O N A
U S W N F Y B D E W P O I N T
O U E L M F Y T I D I M U H U
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A U T T E E L S N O O S N O M
L M H F R E E Z I N G R A I N
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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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8A U T T E E L S N O O S N O M
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Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  142w
AIRPRESSURE  131w
ALTITUDE  18s
BAROMETER  312e
CIRRUS  1515n
CONDENSATION  1515w
CORIOLISEFFECT  88nw
CUMULUS  211n
DEWPOINT  85e
EVAPORATION  44e
FREEZINGRAIN  49e
GLOBALWIND  1311w
HAIL  62w
HUMIDITY  136w
JETSTREAM  77e
MONSOON  158w
NIMBUS  410e
PRECIPITATION  1313w
SATURATION  1114w
SLEET  88w
STRATUS  151s
WATERCYCLE  103w
WEATHER  35s