Question

The rate of evaporation increases with:

• A. An increase in wind speed
• B. Increase in temperature
• C. All the options are correct
• D. Increase in surface area

Answer 1

The correct option is C

All the options are correct

Evaporation is a surface phenomenon, therefore increase in surface area increases the rate of evaporation.
With an increase in temperature more number of particles gets enough kinetic energy to go into the vapour state.
A decrease in humidity i.e. water vapour present in the air decreases at a given temperature result in the increase of the rate of evaporation.
With an increase in wind speed, the particles of water vapour move away with the wind which increases the rate of evaporation.