A Day in the Atmosphere

ACIDRAIN
AIRPRESSURE
ALTITUDE
BAROMETER
CIRRUS
CONDENSATION
CORIOLISEFFECT
CUMULUS
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 22 words on this board.

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

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Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  1512w
AIRPRESSURE  1512nw
ALTITUDE  54se
BAROMETER  414e
CIRRUS  1314nw
CONDENSATION  115e
CORIOLISEFFECT  88ne
CUMULUS  513ne
DENSITY  122sw
DEWPOINT  61e
EVAPORATION  52s
FREEZINGRAIN  153s
GLOBALWIND  1510nw
HAIL  125ne
HUMIDITY  21s
JETSTREAM  31s
MONSOON  146sw
PRECIPITATION  313e
SATURATION  112n
SLEET  95nw
WATERCYCLE  42s
WEATHER  81se