Multiple choice

What is the main cause of cooling?

  1. Evaporation

  2. Sublimation

  3. Boiling

  4. None of these

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Explanation

Evaporation causes cooling. When a liquid evaporates, it absorbs the latent heat of vapourization from its surroundings to regain the energy lost during evaporation. This absorption of energy makes surrounding cool.