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

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5A C C H F T N I O P W E D N O
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ACIDRAIN  814w
AIRPRESSURE  158w
ALTITUDE  15s
BAROMETER  123w
CIRRUS  35s
CONDENSATION  1515n
CORIOLISEFFECT  88nw
CUMULUS  25s
DENSITY  139w
DEWPOINT  135w
EVAPORATION  1511w
FREEZINGRAIN  14e
GLOBALWIND  132w
HAIL  131w
HUMIDITY  11e
JETSTREAM  77e
MONSOON  147n
NIMBUS  810w
PRECIPITATION  1313w
SATURATION  415e
SLEET  910e
STRATUS  76e
WATERCYCLE  1112w
WEATHER  49n