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.

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

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ACIDRAIN  119w
AIRPRESSURE  158w
ALTITUDE  311n
BAROMETER  153w
CIRRUS  410e
CONDENSATION  1515n
CORIOLISEFFECT  88nw
CUMULUS  411e
DENSITY  1012w
DEWPOINT  615e
EVAPORATION  44e
FREEZINGRAIN  214e
GLOBALWIND  111w
HAIL  112s
HUMIDITY  86e
JETSTREAM  77e
MONSOON  85e
PRECIPITATION  1313w
SATURATION  12s
SLEET  12se
WATERCYCLE  132w
WEATHER  26s