What term describes the continuous process by which liquid water changes into invisible water vapour at ambient temperatures?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Evaporation
- Step 1: Evaporation is the phase transition from liquid to gaseous vapour occurring at the surface of a liquid below its boiling point. Step 2. Solar radiation heats open water bodies such as oceans and lakes, causing evaporation. Answer: Evaporation. Why not the others: Sublimation is solid transitioning directly to gas; solidification is freezing to solid; condensation is gas turning to liquid.
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