Question

what characteristic of water allows it to evaporate, continuing the water cycle? transparency ability to act as a universal solvent ability to change to a gas below its boiling point the density

Explanation:

• Transparency of water is about light passing through, not related to evaporation.
• Acting as a universal solvent is about dissolving substances, not evaporation.
• Evaporation is the process where water changes to gas (water vapor) below its boiling point (100°C at standard pressure), which is key for the water cycle's evaporation step.
• Density of water (e.g., ice floating) is not related to evaporation.

Answer:

C. ability to change to a gas below its boiling point