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

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ACIDRAIN  1511w
AIRPRESSURE  123w
ALTITUDE  86w
BAROMETER  1512w
CIRRUS  1210w
CONDENSATION  115e
CORIOLISEFFECT  88ne
CUMULUS  133s
DENSITY  92e
DEWPOINT  12e
EVAPORATION  124w
FREEZINGRAIN  129w
GLOBALWIND  1515n
HAIL  510w
HUMIDITY  95w
JETSTREAM  97w
MONSOON  17s
PRECIPITATION  313e
SATURATION  514e
SLEET  88e
STRATUS  88w
WATERCYCLE  21e
WEATHER  144s