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What causes evaporation of water?

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the sun hitting water

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Does evaporation of salt water cause density to increase or decrease?
It causes the density to increase because the more salt added to water, the more buoyant or dense it becomes. Salt itself does not evaporate as the water does so as the water evaporates the salt...
What is water evaporation?
Water evaporation means water becomes to air.When it's disposed in a one place in 1 or 2 weeks, it will evaporate.THAT'S ALL!
What are the causes of evaporation?
Some molecules from the surface of the liquid gain more energy and are able to escape in the atmosphere.
Why does evaporation of water from a surface cause cooling of the surface?
evaporation is an endothermic process. So to evaporate, water takes the required heat from the surface. In this manner, the surface looses heat and gets cooled.