Question

how can an understanding of the interactions between matter and energy help you understand whether different carbon reservoirs are growing or shrinking?

Answer 1

Answer:

Carbon reservoirs are shrinking.

Explanation:

the interactions between matter and energy help us to understand and provides information whether different carbon reservoirs are growing or shrinking because when the matter converts into energy, it releases heat energy along with different gases. For example, when volcanic eruption occurs the carbondioxide gas is released in this process which shows that carbon reservoirs are shrinking.

Answer 2

Answer:

By understanding the amount of energy devoted to processes that release carbon versus processes that store it, one can gain an understanding of how the carbon concentrations in different reservoirs are changing.