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Observe and write about 4 natural phenomena based on evapuration. Also find out how rate of evaporation is affected by

A. Surface area

B. Speed of wind

C. Humidity

D. Temperature

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1- Drying clothes in the sun

Many people put freshly washed clothes in the sun for drying. In fact, water is removed from the fabric through evaporation, the product of heat in the environment.

2- Drying the water in the streets

When it rains, city streets often form puddles of water that are easily observable, but with a very short duration. This is because the evaporation takes place and evaporates the water of these puddles turning it into steam.

3- Evaporation of seas and oceans

Although this is a little more difficult to observe, the seas and oceans are constantly evaporating, which causes rain. The water rises to the clouds and causes them to be loaded, causing the precipitations.

In coastal cities, humidity is always a constant because the water from the seas is mixed in the environment giving that feeling of humidity and heavy environment.

5- Evaporation of the transpiration of our body

The sweat of our body evaporates taking the heat. Sweat evaporates due to its liquid characteristic.

Now the factors

1. Surface Area. As the Surface area increases, the rate of evaporation increases.

2. Speed of wind : The velocity of the wind also affects the rate of evaporation. As the velocity of wind increases, the rate of evaporation increases

3. Humidity: The rate of evaporation at a given place is always dependent on the humidity of that place because if the air is already filled with water vapor, it will not have any place to hold excess vapor and therefore, evaporation will occur at an extremely slow rate.

4. Temperature. As the temperature increases, the rate of evaporation also increases.


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