There are two options for this answer: heat of fusion or heat of vaporization.
Let's define both of the terms.
<u>Heat of fusion:</u>
The amount of heat needed to change a substance from a solid to a liquid.
<u>Heat of vaporization:</u>
The amount of heat required to change a substance from a liquid to a gas.
The question asks us which type of heat provides the energy for the phase change of a liquid to a gas. Therefore, the correct answer is <em>heat of vaporization.</em>