The evaporation of water is a physical change. When water evaporates, it changes from the liquid state to the gas state, but it is still water; it has not changed into any other substance. All changes of state are physical changes.
the easiest way to tell between is a chemical or physical change, is when you ask yourself this: did the substance change? in this scenario, water and steam are still considered the same thing. they’re both different forms of water. if something in a reaction stays the same substance, it’s a physical change.