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The diagram below shows the amount of phosphorus (P) in the ocean and the major fluxes in and out. What is the residence time of P in the ocean based on the information below? Residence time = amount in reservoir / total sources OR sinks Rivers flowing into ocean 9.6 x 105 tons Dust blowing onto ocean 0.3 x 105 tons P in ocean 9.9 x 10¹⁰ tons Uptake by ocean plankton 9.9 x 105 tons

The diagram below shows the amount of phosphorus (P) in the ocean and the major fluxes in and out. What is the residence time of P in the ocean based on the information below? Residence time = amount in reservoir / total sources OR sinks Rivers flowing into ocean 9.6 x 105 tons Dust blowing onto ocean 0.3 x 105 tons P in ocean 9.9 x 10¹⁰ tons Uptake by ocean plankton 9.9 x 105 tons

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The diagram below shows the amount of phosphorus (P) in the ocean and the major fluxes in and out. What is the residence time of P in the ocean based on the information below? Residence time = amount in reservoir / total sources OR sinks Rivers flowing into ocean 9.6 x 105 tons Dust blowing onto ocean 0.3 x 105 tons 1 year P in ocean 9.9 x 1010 tons 1 x 103 years (i.e. 1,000 years) 1 x 105 years (i.e. 100,000 years) O 1x 1010 years (i.e. 10,000,000,000 years) Uptake by ocean plankton 9.9 x 105 tons
Transcribed Image Text:The diagram below shows the amount of phosphorus (P) in the ocean and the major fluxes in and out. What is the residence time of P in the ocean based on the information below? Residence time = amount in reservoir / total sources OR sinks Rivers flowing into ocean 9.6 x 105 tons Dust blowing onto ocean 0.3 x 105 tons 1 year P in ocean 9.9 x 1010 tons 1 x 103 years (i.e. 1,000 years) 1 x 105 years (i.e. 100,000 years) O 1x 1010 years (i.e. 10,000,000,000 years) Uptake by ocean plankton 9.9 x 105 tons
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