Evaporation = When liquid water is warmed, e.g., by the sun, it turns into steam or vapour (a gas) and goes into the air. |
The table below has examples of evaporation, condensation, or neither.
Put a circle around evaporation, condensation, or neither, to show what each example is.
Examples |
Is this evaporation, condensation, or neither? (Circle one) |
a) A bathroom mirror misting up. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |
b) A puddle drying in the playground. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |
c) Water turning to ice in the freezer. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |
d) Water droplets forming on the outside of a glass of cold juice. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |
e) Misty car windows in the morning. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |
f) A cold mountain stream running into the sea. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |
g) The falling level of a pond in summer. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |
h) Dew on the grass in the morning. |
evaporation / condensation / neither |