What does evaporation mean?
Word: Evaporation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Evaporation means the change of a liquid, such as water, into a gas or vapour when it is warmed.
Antonyms: condensation
How do you spell evaporation?
Syllables: e - vap - o - ra - tion
Tricky part: Said quickly, the vowels blur: children swap the a after v and the o after p, writing evoporation or evaparation.
Watch out for: evoporation, evaparation
Memory tip: Look for v-a-p-o-r inside evaporation. In British English we write vapour, but the u drops out here.
Evaporation in a sentence
Example 1: Puddles on the road disappear after the rain because of evaporation.
Example 2: Salt is made on the coast of Gujarat by the evaporation of sea water.
Example 3: We watched evaporation in action as the water in the pan boiled away.
Fun Fact
Sweating cools you down because the evaporation of sweat carries heat away from your skin.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
evaporation
a) tavern
b) opera
c) ration
d) parrot
Show answer
d) parrot. Parrot needs two r letters, and evaporation has only one.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
evapora____
a) sion
b) shon
c) tion
d) tian
Show answer
c) tion. The ending that says shun here is t-i-o-n, as in station.
Sound Check
Which word rhymes with evaporation?
a) champion
b) question
c) onion
d) decoration
Show answer
d) decoration. Decoration ends with the same ay-shun sound; champion, question and onion end differently.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) moisture
b) evaporation
c) temprature
d) rainfall
Show answer
c) temprature. Temperature has an e after the p: tem-per-a-ture.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When does a puddle disappear fastest?
a) during heavy rain
b) on a hot, sunny afternoon
c) on a cold, cloudy night
d) in a shady corner
Show answer
b) on a hot, sunny afternoon
2. Which is an example of evaporation?
a) ice forming in a freezer
b) a seed growing into a plant
c) wet clothes drying in the sun
d) rain falling from clouds
Show answer
c) wet clothes drying in the sun
