The property of water that helps cool our skin when we sweat is
A) cohesion.
B) evaporation.
C) temperature stabilization.
D) lattice packing.
E) solvent power.

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When we sweat, the water droplets on our skin absorb body heat and evaporate, taking away excess heat with them. This process is called evaporative cooling and is facilitated by the property of water known as high heat of vaporization. Therefore, the correct answer is B - evaporation.

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