Evaporation 1

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1 The diagram shows students walking to school. There are puddles of water on the ground.

puddles

After school, the puddles have disappeared and the ground is dry.

(a) State the name of the process that causes the puddles to disappear.

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(b) Describe the process that causes the puddles to disappear.


Use your ideas about molecules.

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2 During a picnic on a warm, dry day, a metal can of lemonade is wrapped in a damp cloth.

Evaporation cools the water in the cloth.

Explain, in terms of molecules, how evaporation cools the water in the cloth.

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3 Some hot liquid is poured into a shallow dish.

Explain how evaporation causes the liquid to cool.

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4 Explain, in terms of molecules, how sweating helps to cool your body on a hot day.

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5 The two diagrams show how a puddle of water changes on a warm windy day.

puddle of
water puddle of water
three hours later

solid road
surface

(a) Describe the process by which the volume of water in the puddle decreases.

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(b) State and explain one change in the weather that would cause the volume of water in the
puddle to decrease more slowly.

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