What does evaporate mean in science?

Answer 1

Evaporation is the release of energy from water in the case of an inequality of energy between water body and surroundings.

Thermodynamics dictate energy will seek an equilibrium. When a liquid has a significantly high enough energy difference from its surroundings, the energy leaves the water by pulling the warmer molecules from the surface. If this happens in an enclosed space, the water vapour, after evaporating, cools and falls back to join the water.

Answer 2

Evaporate means the opposite to condense.

when the water from a bowl lets say, 'evaporates' travels up into the sky then turns into condensate which are clouds and then turns back into a liquid, when it rains.

Answer 3

In science, evaporate refers to the process of turning a liquid into a gas, usually due to an increase in temperature. This transformation involves molecules near the liquid's surface gaining enough energy to escape and become vapor.