Question

which of the following processes is responsible for changing liquid water into water vapor?
photosynthesis
condensation
evaporation
precipitation

Explanation:

To determine the process of changing liquid water to water vapor, we analyze each option:

• Photosynthesis: A biological process in plants, not related to water state change.
• Condensation: Changes gas (water vapor) to liquid water, opposite of what's needed.
• Evaporation: The process where liquid water turns into water vapor (gas) due to heat (e.g., sun heating water bodies).
• Precipitation: Involves water (liquid or solid) falling from clouds, like rain or snow, not a liquid - to - vapor change.

So, evaporation is the process that converts liquid water to water vapor. But the selected option in the image is condensation, which is incorrect. The correct process for liquid to vapor is evaporation. However, if we consider the question as asking for the process that the selected option (condensation) is about, condensation is gas to liquid. But for liquid to vapor, it's evaporation. Since the question is about which process changes liquid to vapor, the correct answer should be evaporation, but the marked option is wrong. But if we just explain the marked option: condensation is gas to liquid, so it's not for liquid to vapor. The correct process for liquid to vapor is evaporation.

Answer:

The correct process for changing liquid water to water vapor is evaporation. But the marked option in the image (condensation) is incorrect as condensation is the process of water vapor (gas) changing to liquid water.