Group 1

Slide 1: Evaporation

Slide 2: Definition

The process of change of a substance from liquid state to vapour state in the presence of heat.

Slide 3: Importance of Evaporation

Evaporation has a major role in the water cycle.

No evaporation = no rain

Air will become too dry due to the absence of water vapour in the air.

Slide 4: Causes of Evaporation

Heat contributes greatly in evaporation.

In nature, the sun is the major source of heat.

Wind can also contribute to evaporation.

Slide 5: Evaporation in Water Cycle

Slide 6: Examples of Evaporation

Slide 7: In nature, sun heats up the water causing it to turn into water vapour.

Slide 8: Transpiration (the process of evaporating water in plants)

Slide 9: Boiling of water in a kettle

Slide 10: Drying of wet clothes

Slide 11: Drying of a newly mopped floor

Slide 12: Perspiration of a body