Question

Marge was studying the water cycle. She wondered how water evaporated. Which of the following explanations would best answer her question?A

Water must repel heat energy and go from a liquid state to a solid state.

B

Water must absorb heat energy and go from a gas state to a liquid state.

C

Water must absorb heat energy and go from a liquid state to a gas state.

D

Water must absorb light energy and go from a liquid state to a gas state.

Answer 1

C) Water must absorb heat energy and go from a liquid state to a gas state.

explanation: In the water cycle, evaporation occurs when sunlight warms the surface of the water. The heat from the sun makes the water molecules move faster and faster, until they move so fast they escape as a gas