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During evaporation molecules of water leave the water surface and go into solution in the air. The temperature of the water is causes by the vibration of the molecules in it (micro kinetic energy). During evaporation it is the molecules with the biggest vibration that have the energy to leave the surface into the air. Thus the overall vibration energy of the water reduces and this means the temperature falls.

Note however that energy can not actually be lost, so the energy taken out of the water by the departing molecules remains in water vapour in the air. When this vapour condenses back into water the energy is released, warming the place where it condenses. This energy is called latent heat (the latent heat of evaporation/condensation) and this ability to transfer heat form one place to another in a vapour phase is how a fridge works.

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What are some good questions for water evaporation?

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Does evaporation when water is warm or cool?

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