Question

The process by which wet clothes dry up is called:
A) Evaporation
B) Boiling
C) Condensation
D) Solidification

Answer 1

In drying up clothes which are wet, water is converted into gas. Hence it is a process in which liquid is converted into gas.

Complete answer:
Let’s first look at the definitions or meaning of the following phenomenon:

Evaporation: It is the process in which liquid is converted into gas. Evaporation is a type of vaporization which occurs on the surface of liquid so it is a surface phenomenon. The condition is that the gas should not be surrounded with evaporating substance. Few examples of evaporation are, drying up of wet clothes when placed in sunlight or evaporation of acetone which is used as nail paint remover or natural drying of water on roads after rain and many more.
Boiling: It is a process in which phase transition from the liquid state to the gas state takes place. And it occurs when liquid is heated above its boiling point; below boiling point boiling will not take place. Examples of this process are like boiling water or it is seen during cooking as well, similarly there are many such examples of boiling in our daily life.
Condensation: It is the process in which the gaseous state of a substance is converted into liquid state. Example of this process is conversion of vapours into water which is the most commonly seen example of condensation.
Solidification: It is a process in which liquid phase is converted into solid state. Liquid can be converted to solid only if it is at freezing point. Most common example of this process is freezing water to make ice.
So in this question as wet clothes are dried up so liquid is converted into gas. Hence it is Evaporation which is happening.

Hence the correct option is (A).

Note: First of all look at the situation that is exactly happening in the process then match it with the definition of some phenomena to get the right answer.
Evaporation is a surface phenomenon. It is important to maintain a water cycle on our earth. The water falls from the sky in the form of rain that evaporates back into the atmosphere.