Question

Sedementary cycles involve the transportation of matter through the ground to water; that is to say from the lithosphere to the hydrosphere. Which sedementary cycle describes an element that is not found in a gaseous state and is the slowest of the two sedementary cycles? a Carbon b Nitrogen c Phosphorus d Sulfur

Answer 1

The phosphorus cycle is the slowest one of the matter cycles that are described here. Phosphorus is most commonly found in rock formations and ocean sediments as phosphate salts. Phosphate salts that are released from rocks through weathering usually dissolve in soil water and will be absorbed by plants.