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

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3I E T O U N A R B # # A R E N
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5L E R T U O R R I # O L C # A
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7B O Y R U N S S I Y T W P O G
8O R C O S O T S E T N E I I N
9L A L P # M E U D I I A T T I
10G B E A # F J R U D O T A A Z
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Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  415e
AIRPRESSURE  81s
ALTITUDE  915n
BAROMETER  210n
CIRRUS  313e
CONDENSATION  151w
CORIOLISEFFECT  88sw
CUMULUS  52s
DENSITY  714w
DEWPOINT  1114n
EVAPORATION  412n
FREEZINGRAIN  1514n
GLOBALWIND  110n
HAIL  122s
HUMIDITY  1013n
JETSTREAM  79n
MONSOON  69n
NIMBUS  96n
PRECIPITATION  133s
SATURATION  1415n
SLEET  116ne
WATERCYCLE  31s
WEATHER  127s