Question

Evaporation_______________________________________________.

A. converts latent heat to sensible heat
B. tends to moderate temperatures over water bodies as compared to land
C. converts sensible heat to latent heat
D. both B) and C) are correct

Answer 1

D. both B) and C) are correct

The high specific heat of water keeps its average temperature relatively constant between day and night, compared to that of a land mass.

Sensitive heat is the heat that causes the temperature of a substance to increase without changing its phase. Therefore, this heat is converted into latent heat, which is the heat necessary to break molecular bonds and generate a phase change.