Question

what does "sink and reservoir" mean?

Answer 1

@nincompoop

Answer 2

yes. we are.

Answer 3

what does "sink and reservoir" mean in cycles?

Answer 4

for example, my notes say "phosphorous cycle is a biogeochemical cycle that does not include the atmosphere as sink and reservoir"

Answer 5

hmm?

Answer 6

so reservoir is for storing elements in the atmosphere? and sink is for releasing elements from the atmosphere?

Answer 7

so in summary...what's the difference? sink is under reservoir? reservoir stores and releases while sink only releases?

Answer 8

is that a no to my question?

Answer 9

so the reservoir is where the elements come and go? it's where elements are distributed and it's where the elements come back to?

Answer 10

ugh chemistry o.O

Answer 11

so does that mean differentiating reservoir and sink in words is impossible?

Answer 12

huh?

Answer 13

and i like neither

Answer 14

oh nice. what im looking for

Answer 15

i dont have "materials"..these are from my environmental engineering quizzes

Answer 16

those materials are long gone. it's been decades since i touched these stuffs. who knows what happened to those.