The amount of time a material stays within a given reservoir in the Earth System is its _________.
A) residence time
B) temporal cycle
C) mass-transfer cycle
D) cyclic rate

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Residence time is defined as the amount of time a substance remains in a given reservoir before being transferred to another reservoir. It is an important concept in understanding the movement and cycling of materials within the Earth System. The other choices, temporal cycle, mass-transfer cycle, and cyclic rate, do not accurately describe the concept of residence time.

The Amount of Time a Material Stays Within a Given