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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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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3# S R N # # S R A N # O G # A
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6W U I R # L R E T S T A B A M
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8T A I N E A C S T O R O L H T
9E T T I D H # U E M T P W E E
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Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  1015w
AIRPRESSURE  81s
ALTITUDE  515n
BAROMETER  152s
CIRRUS  78n
CONDENSATION  11e
CORIOLISEFFECT  88se
CUMULUS  1313w
DENSITY  1314w
DEWPOINT  1312w
EVAPORATION  1212n
FREEZINGRAIN  414n
GLOBALWIND  133s
HAIL  69n
HUMIDITY  102w
JETSTREAM  99n
MONSOON  109n
PRECIPITATION  33s
SATURATION  23s
SLEET  1115e
STRATUS  1110n
WATERCYCLE  16s
WEATHER  144s