A Day in the Atmosphere

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

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

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6Y S L A W F J R O A M L A D Y
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ACIDRAIN  101s
AIRPRESSURE  815n
ALTITUDE  35s
BAROMETER  1110n
CIRRUS  33e
CONDENSATION  1515w
CORIOLISEFFECT  88nw
CUMULUS  67s
DENSITY  72w
DEWPOINT  146s
EVAPORATION  44s
FREEZINGRAIN  11e
GLOBALWIND  1211n
HAIL  84w
HUMIDITY  112n
JETSTREAM  77s
MONSOON  92s
NIMBUS  98s
PRECIPITATION  1313n
SATURATION  26s
SLEET  26n
STRATUS  1513w
WATERCYCLE  1512n
WEATHER  56s