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What are the key components of a system according to the text?
What are the key components of a system according to the text?
- Inputs, outputs, throughputs, and processes (correct)
- Inputs, outputs, processes, and sub-systems
- Inputs, outputs, processes, and stores
- Inputs, outputs, throughputs, and stocks
Which of the following is an example of a sub-system in the water cycle?
Which of the following is an example of a sub-system in the water cycle?
- Drainage basin (correct)
- River discharge
- Water storage in surface waters
- Evaporation
What is meant by 'stores' in the context of biogeochemical cycling?
What is meant by 'stores' in the context of biogeochemical cycling?
- Total amount of the material leaving the system
- Total amount of the material entering the system
- Total amount of the material processed by the system
- Total amount of the material held within a part of the system (correct)
In what units are stocks usually expressed?
In what units are stocks usually expressed?
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What is the role of throughputs in a system?
What is the role of throughputs in a system?
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What are the key components of a system?
What are the key components of a system?
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What is a major store of carbon within the terrestrial carbon system?
What is a major store of carbon within the terrestrial carbon system?
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What is an example of a sub-system in the water cycle?
What is an example of a sub-system in the water cycle?
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In what units are stocks usually expressed?
In what units are stocks usually expressed?
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What are the mediated processes internal to the system often understood grouped together as?
What are the mediated processes internal to the system often understood grouped together as?
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