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
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 24 words on this board.

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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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ACIDRAIN  101w
AIRPRESSURE  18e
ALTITUDE  1411w
BAROMETER  314e
CIRRUS  26e
CONDENSATION  115n
CORIOLISEFFECT  88ne
CUMULUS  133s
DENSITY  25e
DEWPOINT  129w
EVAPORATION  124w
FREEZINGRAIN  1315w
GLOBALWIND  102w
HAIL  310e
HUMIDITY  126s
JETSTREAM  97w
MONSOON  123w
NIMBUS  1310w
PRECIPITATION  313e
SATURATION  1412n
SLEET  19e
STRATUS  512e
WATERCYCLE  1513n
WEATHER  42se