evaporation
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Dry ground heats up faster than moist ground because less energy is used for evaporation and more goes directly into raising temperature.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Kanchan Narayan, 44, uses a damp cloth-wrapped bottle hung on a string, cooling the drinking water inside via evaporation.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
More sunshine boosts plant growth and increases evaporation from the soil, further reducing the amount of water that reaches the river.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Eric Tillemans, DWP’s interim aqueduct manager, told the state board that the city’s studies have found Mono Lake’s levels are “more dependent on precipitation, evaporation and runoff than any other factors.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
And even then the shimmer is generally attributed to evaporation.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing evaporation
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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