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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Answer Key for A Day in the Atmosphere

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Word X Y Direction
ACIDRAIN  104sw
AIRPRESSURE  1512w
ALTITUDE  85sw
BAROMETER  614e
CIRRUS  99ne
CONDENSATION  115e
CORIOLISEFFECT  88ne
CUMULUS  105sw
DENSITY  810e
DEWPOINT  611e
EVAPORATION  124w
FREEZINGRAIN  153s
GLOBALWIND  152sw
HAIL  53w
HUMIDITY  63e
JETSTREAM  112n
MONSOON  15e
NIMBUS  75sw
PRECIPITATION  313e
SATURATION  121w
SLEET  110ne
WATERCYCLE  12e
WEATHER  811ne