AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Evaporation is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas. It is also one of the three main steps in the global water cycle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heat from the Sun causes water to evaporate from oceans, lakes and streams. Evaporation occurs when liquid water on Earth’s surface turns into water vapor in our atmosphere. Water from plants and trees also enters the atmosphere. This is called transpiration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evaporation and the Water Cycle Evaporation is the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapor). Water moves from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere via evaporation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Evaporation occurs when energy (heat) forces the bonds that hold water molecules together to break. When you’re boiling water on the stove, you’re adding heat to liquid water. This added heat breaks the bonds, causing the water to shift from its liquid state to its gaseous state (water vapor), which we know as steam.

Detailed explanation-5: -Condensation is the change from a vapor to a condensed state (solid or liquid). Evaporation is the change of a liquid to a gas.