During evaporation, water molecules absorb heat energy from the surroundings, increasing their kinetic energy. As they gain enough energy, they break free from the liquid phase and enter the gaseous phase as vapor.
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Wet clothes dry up through the process of evaporation, where water molecules on the fabric’s surface gain sufficient energy to escape into the air as vapor, removing moisture from the clothes.
When water is left uncovered, molecules at the surface continuously gain energy from the surroundings, gradually reaching the threshold for evaporation.
In both examples, water undergoes evaporation, where molecules at the surface gain enough kinetic energy to escape into the air as vapor.