( ( EVAPORATION ( -LRB- ( 1 -RRB- ) ) ) ( ( Process ( by ( which ( ( water ( on ( ( the ( earth 's ) ) surface ) ) ) ( returns ( to ( ( the atmosphere ) ( as vapor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP EVAPORATION)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD 1)) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (VP (VBZ Process) (PP (IN by) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (NP (NP (NN water)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN earth) (POS 's)) (NN surface)))) (VP (VBZ returns) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN atmosphere)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN vapor)))))))))) (. .)))
EVAPORATION (1) Process by which water on the earth's surface returns to the atmosphere as vapor.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Evaporation)) (VP (VBZ occurs) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NP (NN water)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN surface)))) (VP (VBZ changes) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN water) (NN vapor))))))) (. .)))