How does solar heat affect evaporation?

Correct answer: It provides energy and increases evaporation

Correct answer: A, solar heat provides energy and generally increases evaporation. Water molecules are always moving, but only some have enough energy to escape from the liquid surface. Sunlight warms the surface and increases the energy available to these molecules, so the change from liquid water to vapour usually becomes faster. B is the opposite of the usual effect. C describes no natural water-cycle process. D incorrectly combines moisture removal with ice formation; solar heating generally works against freezing. The exact rate also depends on wind, humidity, and exposed surface area, so higher temperature alone does not determine every situation. Memory cue: solar energy drives surface water upward into the atmosphere as vapour.