Materials in sedimentary cycles
a. pass through both a solid and a gaseous phase.
b. are never present as gases in the ecosystem.
c. are present as liquids in the earth but as gases in the atmosphere.
d. pass through both a solid and a gaseous phase and are present as liquids in the earth but as
gases in the atmosphere.
e. exist only in solid rocks.
B
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