A Day in the Atmosphere

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

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E T C T F H U M I D I T Y X O
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I R R L D J E T S T R E A M T
N A R H E R U S S E R P R I A
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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  24se
AIRPRESSURE  158w
ALTITUDE  1012w
BAROMETER  143w
CIRRUS  35s
CONDENSATION  1515n
CORIOLISEFFECT  88nw
CUMULUS  86e
DEWPOINT  414e
EVAPORATION  44e
FREEZINGRAIN  12s
GLOBALWIND  1315w
HAIL  89w
HUMIDITY  75e
JETSTREAM  77e
MONSOON  311e
NIMBUS  910w
PRECIPITATION  1313w
SATURATION  23s
SLEET  159w
WATERCYCLE  31e
WEATHER  102w