water is a kind of substance & evaporation means a substance changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy ->  water evaporating means water changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy  water evaporating means water changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy & a puddle is a kind of body of water ->  the water in the puddles changes from a liquid to gas when evaporating  the water in the puddles changes from a liquid to gas when evaporating & gas is a kind of state of matter & liquid is a kind of state of matter -> the water in the puddles changes from a state of matter to another state of matter when evaporating