How do precipitation and evaporation differ?

In chemistry precipitation is the fallout from a liquid or vapour of a relatively insoluble solid. Evaporation is the separation of a liquid, usually water, from a solution or suspension as it turns into a vapour by heat. read more

Evaporation is the separation of a liquid, usually water, from a solution or suspension as it turns into a vapour by heat. In meteorology evaporation of water into vapour from a wet surface is the same, but precipitation refers to anything that falls steadily from the sky, water based or not. read more

Evaporation is another part of the water cycle in which the heat in a specific area picks up the outside water and brings it up into the clouds as water vapor (tiny particles of water that travel to the clouds through evaporation). read more