Science glossary · Ireland
Evaporation
When a liquid turns into a gas, such as water into water vapor.
Heat makes water evaporate faster. Evaporation is one step in the water cycle, and it leaves salt and other dissolved solids behind.
Example: A puddle disappears on a sunny day as its water evaporates into the air.
Lessons, worksheets, practice and tools on this: Weather and seasons.
Related words
- Condensation: When a gas cools and turns into a liquid, such as water vapor into drops of water.
- Precipitation: Water that falls from clouds to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
- Season: One of the four parts of the year, spring, summer, fall and winter, each with its own typical weather.