1.1. Factors Affecting Evaporation

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is evaporation?

   Hint

   Think about how water disappears from a puddle.

2. 2.

   Name one factor that affects evaporation.

   Hint

   It changes with the heat from the sun.

3. 3.

   What is the primary process of evaporation?

   • Liquid to solid
   • Liquid to vapor
   • Solid to liquid

   Hint

   Think about what happens to puddles.

4. 4.

   True or False: Higher humidity increases the rate of evaporation.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Consider how dry air affects water evaporation.

5. 5.

   Calculate how much evaporation occurs over a week in a reservoir if the daily evaporation rate is 5 mm. What factors might change this rate?

   Hint

   Think about what would happen on a rainy day.

6. 6.

   Discuss how managing evaporation can impact agricultural practices in arid regions. What techniques could be used?

   Hint

   Consider practices used in desert farming.