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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E M T R Z U S S S I A W U N O
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A H E A O E U U D L R U G D A
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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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ACIDRAIN  613ne
AIRPRESSURE  152sw
ALTITUDE  75se
BAROMETER  21e
CIRRUS  912ne
CONDENSATION  1515w
CORIOLISEFFECT  88nw
CUMULUS  1113nw
DENSITY  1410n
DEWPOINT  1410nw
EVAPORATION  154s
FREEZINGRAIN  112ne
GLOBALWIND  314e
HAIL  114n
HUMIDITY  29n
JETSTREAM  44s
MONSOON  411ne
NIMBUS  148nw
PRECIPITATION  1313w
SATURATION  42e
SLEET  88sw
WATERCYCLE  111n
WEATHER  311n