What is the difference between gas cycle and sedimentary cycle?

Answer 1

Biogeochemical cycles are basically of two types:

a) Gaseous cycles like carbon (as carbon dioxide), oxygen, nitrogen, etc.

b) Sedimentary cycles like sulphur, phosphorus, etc.

In gaseous cycles, the elements have a main reservoir in the gaseous phase, and the reservoir pool is the atmosphere or water. The biogenetic materials involved in circulation pass through a gaseous phase before completing the cycle.

In sedimentary cycles, the elements main reservoir pool is lithosphere and the biogenetic materials involved in circulation are non-gaseous. The sedimentary cycles are usually very slow as the elements may get locked up in rocks and go out of circulation for long periods.