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

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ACIDRAIN  143s
AIRPRESSURE  815n
ALTITUDE  114w
BAROMETER  56s
CIRRUS  910n
CONDENSATION  1515w
CORIOLISEFFECT  88nw
CUMULUS  33e
DENSITY  68s
DEWPOINT  34s
EVAPORATION  44s
FREEZINGRAIN  215n
GLOBALWIND  112n
HAIL  109n
HUMIDITY  151s
JETSTREAM  77s
MONSOON  61e
PRECIPITATION  1313n
SATURATION  113s
SLEET  11e
STRATUS  1513w
WATERCYCLE  122s
WEATHER  122w