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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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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9B D U S # J E T S T R E A M T
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Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  62e
AIRPRESSURE  158w
ALTITUDE  710e
BAROMETER  314e
CIRRUS  313n
CONDENSATION  151s
CORIOLISEFFECT  88sw
CUMULUS  94w
DENSITY  29s
DEWPOINT  111w
EVAPORATION  412e
FREEZINGRAIN  147w
GLOBALWIND  112n
HAIL  27ne
HUMIDITY  85w
JETSTREAM  79e
MONSOON  711e
PRECIPITATION  133w
SATURATION  1513w
SLEET  49s
WATERCYCLE  1215w
WEATHER  16e