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What happens when solar energy heats a body of water?

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The correct answer would be Evaporation. When the heat heats water too a a boiling point then it turns into steam also know as Evaporation 
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Explanation: Evaporation happens when a liquid substance becomes a gas. When water is heated, it evaporates. The molecules move and vibrate so quickly that they escape into the atmosphere as molecules of water vapor (Dunn,1993).
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