2007-02-22 06:10:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
evaporation
2007-02-22 06:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Condensation. Water vapor is a gas and it condenses (cools down) to form a liquid. It isn't evaporation because that is the change of a liquid to a gas. The liquid is heating up.
2016-05-23 23:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evaporation is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state gain sufficient energy to enter the gaseous state (the equivalent process in solids is known as sublimation). It is the opposite process of condensation. Evaporation is exclusively a surface phenomena and should not be confused with boiling. Most notably, for a liquid to boil, its vapor pressure must equal the ambient pressure, whereas for evaporation to occur, this is not the case.
Evaporation is a critical component of the water cycle, which is responsible for clouds and rain. Solar energy drives evaporation of water from oceans, lakes, moisture in the soil, and other sources of water. In hydrology, evaporation and transpiration (which involves evaporation within plant stomata) are collectively termed evapotranspiration.
2007-02-22 06:13:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Evaporation.
2007-02-22 06:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by Mark n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evaporation.
2007-02-22 06:12:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that's called evaporation, unless I'm misunderstanding you, which i don't think I am.
2007-02-22 06:13:12 · answer #6 · answered by schupakk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evaporation
2007-02-22 06:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by Jim H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evaporation
2007-02-22 06:12:29 · answer #8 · answered by woody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evaporation
2007-02-22 06:12:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
evaporation?
2007-02-22 06:12:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋