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
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.

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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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ACIDRAIN  111ne
AIRPRESSURE  1512n
ALTITUDE  1512nw
BAROMETER  1215w
CIRRUS  310n
CONDENSATION  151w
CORIOLISEFFECT  88sw
CUMULUS  1110nw
DENSITY  814ne
DEWPOINT  814e
EVAPORATION  113n
FREEZINGRAIN  34se
GLOBALWIND  513ne
HAIL  116se
HUMIDITY  107sw
JETSTREAM  95sw
MONSOON  29n
NIMBUS  69sw
PRECIPITATION  133w
SATURATION  155sw
WATERCYCLE  32e
WEATHER  1413w