The correct option is 'The process of a liquid slowly becoming a gas below its boiling point.' Evaporation happens at all temperatures at the surface of the liquid, unlike boiling, which occurs at a specific temperature.

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What is evaporation?

The process of a liquid turning into gas at boiling point

The rapid conversion of ice to water

The process of a liquid slowly becoming a gas below its boiling point

Immediate change of state from solid to gas

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