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
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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P E O Y T P U W Z R T E O P N
N Z M C I O T N R I F I N I I
O I E R D I G I T F T O A H M
I N T E I N C U E A O R Q A B
T G E T M T D S R S D K W I U
A R R A U E I O N I T E E L S
R A R W H L P O C U M U L U S
U I V E O A M A E R T S T E J
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ACIDRAIN  811ne
AIRPRESSURE  314e
ALTITUDE  132sw
BAROMETER  31s
CIRRUS  77ne
CONDENSATION  115e
CORIOLISEFFECT  88ne
CUMULUS  910e
DENSITY  1312w
DEWPOINT  61s
EVAPORATION  413ne
FREEZINGRAIN  21s
GLOBALWIND  151w
HAIL  146s
HUMIDITY  59n
JETSTREAM  1411w
MONSOON  711ne
NIMBUS  154s
PRECIPITATION  313e
SATURATION  114n
SLEET  159w
WATERCYCLE  410n
WEATHER  52e