if something is in the shadow then that something will absorb solar matter & a bucket of water is in the sunlight ->  the water in the bucket will absorb solar energy  the land in the particle will absorb solar matter & if a substance absorbs solar energy then that substance will increase in temperature & water is a kind of substance -> the water in the bucket will increase in temperature the water in the bucket will increase in temperature  the land in the colorado will decrease in repeating & evaporation means a substance changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy & water is a kind of substance -> the water in the bucket will evaporate