Earth and Life Science

Quarter 1 – Module 6:
The Earth’s Internal Heat
Earth and Life Science – Senior High School
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Quarter 1 – Module 6: The Earth’s Internal Heat
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The Earth’s Internal Heat
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 Lesson 1 – The Earth’s Internal Heat

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Describe where the Earth’s internal heat comes from.
2. Identify the sources of Earth’s internal heat; namely, radiogenic heat and
primordial heat.
3. Describe the parts and function of Earth’s interior.
4. Describe the processes of heat transfer in Earth’s mantle.

What I Know

Directions. Read each question and choose the correct answer. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Why does radioactive decay play a very important role in earth’s internal heat?
A. Spontaneous nuclear disintegration of radioactive elements produced
thermal energy.
B. Radioactive element can be found anywhere in the planet.
C. When radioactive element decays, it produces heat.
D. All of the above

2. How does the conduction in the surface of the earth affect the temperature of
our atmosphere?
A. Air molecules does not come in contact with the warmer surface of the
land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
B. Air molecules do not come in contact with the cooler surface of the land
and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
C. Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and
ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
D. Air molecules come in contact with the cooler surface of the land and
ocean resulting to the decrease of its thermal energy.

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3. How does convection in Earth’s mantle affects the formation of landmass like
volcano and mountain?
A. When warm material in the mantle rises up to the surface (ground), it
will cool and sinks, these cooled materials will eventually be turned into
landmass.
B. Collision and separation of tectonic plates happens due to the slow
motion of convection cells.
C. Heat tries to escape in the interior of the earth.
D. All of the above

4. What is produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantle and crust?
A. heat from the sun
B. primordial heat
C. radiogenic heat
D. superheating

5. This refers to the heat left over from the formation of the Earth?
A. heat from the sun
B. primordial heat
C. radiogenic heat
D. superheating

6. How much is the approximate terawatts in the flow of heat in Earth’s interior
to its surface?
A. 41 terawatts
B. 43 terawatts
C. 47 terawatts
D. 49 terawatts

7. Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Earth?

A. crust
B. core
C. discontinuity
D. mantle

8. Which of the following stores magma and located in a region just beneath the
crust all the way to the core?
A. crust
B. inner core
C. mantle
D. outer core

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9. What heat transfer of fluid in the Earth’s interior results to the movement of
rocky mantle up to the surface?
A. conduction
B. convection current
C. insolation
D. radiation

10. Which of the following are boundaries between the three major layers of the
Earth?
A. arches
B. discontinuities
C. plates
D. poles

11. What refers to the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden
release of energy caused by a convection current?
A. earthquake
B. hurricane
C. storm surge
D. volcanic eruption

12. How does the mantle behave as a viscous fluid on a geological time scale?
A. existence of high temperature
B. presence of high radiation
C. absence of high pressure
D. decrease in altitude

13. What kind of heat transfer occurs mostly on the Earth’s surface?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. insolation
D. radiation

14. What kind of process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions
between neighboring atoms or molecules?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. insolation
D. radiation

15. What are the two factors that affect conduction on the Earth’s surface?
A. Radioactive decay and nuclear disintegration of elements.
B. Movement of plates and radiation from the Earth’s core.
C. Heat from the Earth's core and radiation from the Sun.
D. Stored magma and volcanic eruption.

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 Lesson

1 The Earth’s Internal Heat

Heat energy plays a vital role in our planet. It is one of the extreme factors in
what makes the world livable. If you think of a volcano, you know Earth must be
hot inside. The heat inside of our planet moves continents, build mountains and
causes earthquakes, but where does all this heat inside the earth come from?
Before we proceed to the sources of heat, let’s have a short review of layers of the
earth. Basically, Planet Earth has 3 main layers, these are Crust, Mantle and Core.
The Crust of the earth is a very thin layer when compared to the 3 other layers.
The Mantle is the largest layer of the earth being a estimated 1800 miles thick. The
mantle is composed of very hot dense rock called magma, because of the high
temperatures with the Mantle, the rock is kept in a semi-liquefied state. The Outer
Core is composed of liquefied metals such as nickel ad iron. It is kept in it liquefied
state because of the immense heat with i this layer. The Inner Core is also composed
of metals however they are not kept in a liquefied state. It is believed that the
temperature and pressure at depth is so great that the metals are squeezed tightly
together restricting movement, so much that the particles have to vibrated in place
almost like a soild structure.
Sources of heat in our planet can be identified as Primordial and Radiogenic heat.
During the early formation of the Earth, the internal heat energy that gradually
gathered together by means of dispersion in the planet during its few million years
of evolution is called Primordial heat. The major contribution of this internal heat
is the accretional energy – the energy deposited during the early formation of a planet.
The core is a storage of primordial heat that originates from times of accretion when
kinetic energy of colliding particles was transformed into thermal energy. This heat
is constantly lost to the outer silicate layers of the mantle and crust of the earth
through convection and conduction. In addition, the heat of the core takes tens of
thousands of years to reach the surface of the earth. Today, the surface of the earth
is made of a cold rigid rock since 4.5 billion years ago, the earth’s surface cools from
the outside but the core is still made of extremely hot material.
On the other hand, the thermal energy released as a result of spontaneous
nuclear disintegration is called Radiogenic Heat. It involves the disintegration of
natural radioactive elements inside the earth – like Uranium, Thorium and
Potassium. Uranium is a special kind of element because when it decays, heat
(radiogenic) is produced. Estimated at 47 terawatts (TW), the flow
of heat from Earth's interior to the surface and it comes from two main sources in
equal amounts: the radiogenic heat produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in
the mantle and crust, and the primordial heat left over from the formation of
the Earth. Radioactive elements exist everywhere on the earth in a fairly significant
concentration. Without the process of radioactive decay, there would be fewer
volcanoes and earthquakes – and less formation of earth’s vast mountain ranges.

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 What’s In

Activity 1: Earth’s Layers

Directions. Label the diagram below with the names of each layers. Include a brief
description of each of the Earth’s layers.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH

Activity 2: Which of which?

Directions. Identify the sources of internal heat by writing RH for radiogenic heat
and PH for primordial heat. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Presence of different isotopes of heat producing element in the mantle and
crust.
2. Internal heat accumulated by dissipation of planet.
3. Release of accretional energy.
4. Processes involved in mantle convection.
5. Release of thermal energy as a result of spontaneous nuclear disintegration.

Notes to the Teacher

This module will help you to understand the concepts about
Earth’s Internal Heat – its sources, and processes. All parts consist
of activities. Be guided with the instruction on how you will answer
each. Expectedly you will meet the target at the end of the module.

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 What’s New

Activity 3: Find Me
Directions. Encircle the 10 words listed below. Words may appear straight across,
back-word straight across, up, and down.

MANTLE CONVECTION
CURRENT PRIMODIAL
EARTH RADIOGENIC
TECTONIC HEAT
RADIATION CONDUCTION

S M V X R S B J E R X C H K N
O Y U D H W L T L Y Q S L S Z
Q N Z E C I N E G O I D A R N
Y B A D W O P Q B Q X V Q C V
C T M H B R Y D J K R U S D E
D O U F C O N V E C T I O N A
T F N L A I D O M I R P U B R
L N K D E C Z K I X U J F D T
S X E Z U L I H C T E S I S H
P D K R E C T N E K A K G Y D
O I S H R A T N O V W I A V Z
M N D C D U H I A T O T D I K
Q V Y Z W S C L O M C G O A P
R S N E P X O M Q N F E B J R
N A K Z F A Q U J C X S T K Q

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Sources of Heat and Heat Transfer
Both sources of heat whether primordial or radiogenic undergo heat transfer
and it plays an important role to the continuous changes and development of our
planet. In connection, another part of this module describes the heat transfer in the
Earth. Three processes can transfer heat: conduction, convection, and radiation.

Conduction governs the thermal conditions in almost entire solid portions of the
Earth and plays a very important role in the lithosphere. Its processes happen in
the earth’s surface. Conduction is one of the three main ways that heat energy
moves from place to place. Technically, it can be defined as the process by which
heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or
molecules. Heat from the Earth's core and radiation from the Sun is transferred
to the surface of the Earth by conduction. Contact of the atmosphere with these
warm surfaces transfers thermal energy, which then heats up the rest of the air
through convection.

Convection involves transfer of heat by the movement of mass, which is a more

efficient means of heat transport in the Earth compared to pure conduction.
Convection dominates the thermal conditions in the zones where large quantities of
fluids (molten rocks) exist, and thus governs the heat transport in the fluid outer
core and the mantle. In geological time scale, the mantle behaves as a viscous fluid
due to the existence of high temperatures. In convection current, the mantle of the
earth moves slowly because of transfer of heat from the interior of the earth up to
the surface. This result to the movement of tectonic plates. Hot materials are added
at the edges of a plate and then it cools. At those edges, it becomes dense by its
exposure from the heat and sinks into the earth at an ocean trench. This start the
formation of volcanoes.

Radiation is the least important mode of heat transport in the Earth. The process of
heat exchange between the Sun and the Earth, through radiation, controls the
temperatures at the Earth's surface. Inside the Earth, radiation is significant only in
the hottest parts of the core and the lower mantle. When the land and water become
warm in summer, they emit long – wavelength infrared radiation that is readily
absorbed by the atmosphere. This continues during night time too. Convection in the
air then spreads out the thermal energy throughout the atmosphere.

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Activity 4: My Notepad
Directions. In your own words, how do the three (3) major processes of heat transfer
affect the temperature of the Earth? Write your answer on the space provided.

What is It

Activity 5: Fill me up!

Directions. Use the word bank to fill in the gaps in the passage below. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Convection Earth’s plates

Plates
Convection current Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Crust Plate tectonics

The surface layer of the earth is called the . This layer is

broken up into pieces called . These “float”
on the mantle. Heat rising and falling inside the mantle creates current
called
. The current move the .
This movement is known as . The movement of the earth’s plate
causes earthquakes and .

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 What’s More

What’s inside the Earth’s Mantle?

Figure A. Convection

Figure B. Conduction

Figure A shows a convection cell, warm material rises (up to the surface of the earth)
and cool material sinks. These cooled materials will eventually turn to land
formation. In mantle convection, the heat source is the core. The core of the earth is
very hot. It is nearly as hot as the surface of the sun – about 6000˚C. Convection
current is relevant to the movement of tectonic plate because the heat builds up
pressure underneath the crust (tectonic plates). As they become unstable, they push
against each other (subduction) and rise upwards or one goes under the other.
Figure B shows the process of conduction on how air molecules come in contact with
the warmer surface of the land or ocean, resulting to the increase of its thermal
energy through conduction. The thermal energy of the core is transferred to the
surface of the earth and the lower levels of ocean by conduction.

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Activity 6: Picture Analysis
Directions. Read and analyze figures A and B. Answer the questions stated below.

a. Figure A shows the process of convection in the earth’s mantle. How does
it affect the formation of mountains and the temperature in the surface
(ground)?

b. How the convection current affects the movement of tectonic plates?

c. How convection in earth’s interior and conduction in the surface affect the
temperature in our atmosphere?

d. How subduction cause the formation of land mass like mountains and
volcano?

e. Why does earthquake occur in subduction zone? (The area where

subduction occur)

Synthesis: Based from figure A and B, how convection and conduction is inter-
related?

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Activity 7: Crossword Puzzle
Directions. Complete the crossword by filling in the word that describes each clue.
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1 8

Across:

2. air molecules come in contact with warmer molecules

3. crust are made up of puzzle – like landmass called .

4. rising and falling movement of material in the mantle

5. when tectonic plates push with each other

7. it is the result of movement of earth’s plate

Down:

1. elements that play a vital role in Earth’s internal heat

6. least important mode of heat transport

8. warm material rise; cool material .

9. heats build up underneath the crust

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 What I Have Learned

Directions. Read each question and fill in the blanks with the correct term to
complete the statement. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. in the interior of the earth can be classified as primordial

and radiogenic heat.

2. The thermal energy released as a result of spontaneous is called

Radiogenic Heat while the internal heat energy accumulated by
in a planet during its few million years of evolution is called Primordial heat.

3. There are three processes can transfer heat: , , and

radiation.

4. governs the thermal conditions in almost entire solid portions of

the Earth and plays a very important role in the lithosphere.

5. involves transfer of heat by the movement of mass, which is a

more efficient means of heat transport in the Earth compared to pure
conduction.
6. is the least important mode of heat transport in the Earth.

7. Convection current is relevant to the movement of

because the heat builds up pressure underneath the crust.

8. The of the core is transferred to the surface of the earth

and the lower levels of ocean by conduction.

9. Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of the land or ocean,
resulting to the increase of its .

10. The area where subduction occur is called .

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 What I Can Do

Activity 6: Illustrate and Explain

Directions. Illustrate the example indicated in the given scenario in the box where
conduction and convection are applied. Then, relate it to the processes occurring in
the Earth’s internal heat.
CONDUCTION

Chocolate candy in your hand will eventually melt as the heat from your body is
released and makes it melted.

Explanation:

CONVECTION
A heater in the hot air balloon heats the air. The air inside is trapped causing the
balloon to rise.

Explanation:

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 Assessment

Directions. Read each question and choose the correct answer. Write your
answers on separate sheet of paper

1. What process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance when

there is a difference of temperature or between adjoining regions, without
movement of the material?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. insolation
D. radiation

2. Why radioactive decay plays a significant role in Earth’s internal heat?

A. Spontaneous nuclear disintegration of radioactive elements produced
thermal energy.
B. Radioactive element can be found anywhere in the planet.
C. When radioactive element decays, it produces heat.
D. All of the above

3. Which of the following is described as the process of heat exchange between

the Sun and the Earth that controls the temperatures of the latter?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. insolation
D. radiation

4. What is produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantle and crust?
A. heat from the sun
B. primordial heat
C. radiogenic heat
D. superheating

5. How the conduction in the surface of the earth affect the temperature of our
atmosphere?
A. Air molecules do not come in contact with the warmer surface of the
land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
B. Air molecules do not come in contact with the cooler surface of the land
and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
C. Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and
ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.
D. Air molecules come in contact with the cooler surface of the land and
ocean resulting to the decrease of its thermal energy.

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6. What are the two factors that affects conduction on the Earth’s surface?
A. radioactive decay and nuclear disintegration of elements
B. movement of plates and radiation from the Earth’s core
C. heat from the Earth's core and radiation from the Sun
D. stored magma and volcanic eruption

7. What kind of process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions

between neighboring atoms or molecules?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. insolation
D. radiation

8. What kind of heat transfer occurs mostly on the Earth’s surface?

A. conduction
B. convection
C. insolation
D. radiation

9. How does the mantle behave as a viscous fluid on a geological time scale?
A. altitude
B. pressure
C. radiation
D. temperature

10. What refers to the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a
sudden release of energy caused by a convection current?
A. earthquake
B. hurricane
C. storm surge
D. volcanic eruption

11. Which of the following are boundaries between the three major layers of the
earth?
A. arches
B. discontinuities
C. plates
D. poles

12. What heat transfer of fluid in the earth’s interior results to the movement of
rocky mantle up to the surface of the earth?
A. conduction
B. convection current
C. insolation
D. radiation

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13. Which of the following stores magma and located in a region just beneath the
crust all the way to the core?
A. crust
B. inner core
C. mantle
D. outer core

14. Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Earth?

A. core
B. crust
C. discontinuity
D. mantle

15. How much is the approximate terawatts in the flow of heat in Earth’s interior
to its surface?
A. 41 terawatts
B. 43 terawatts
C. 47 terawatts
D. 49 terawatts

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 Additional Activities

Directions. Using your smartphones, take a picture of five (5) common

activities/scenarios on which heat transfer is applied. It may be material, event or
situation. Classify each whether it is conduction, convection or radiation. Provide
brief explanation to support your answer. Post the picture and your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

PICTURE KIND OF HEAT BRIEF EXPLANATION

TRANSFER

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 Answer Key

RH 5.
RH 4.
PH 3.
PH 2.
RH 1.
Activity 2

core
c. Core – Outer and Inner
Lower mantle
b. Mantle – Upper and
Continental crust 15. C
a. Crust – Oceanic and 14. B
13. C
Activity 1
12. B
What's in 11. B
10. A
D 9.
15. C 8.
Volcanoes 8. A
14. A Earthquakes 7. A 7.
Plate tectonics 6. 6. C
13. A
Convection 5. C 5.
12. A 4. C
Convection current 4.
11. A 3. D
Plates 3.
10. B 2. D
Earth’s Plates 2.
B 9. 1. D
1. Crust
C 8. Activity 4
Assessment
A 7.
C 6. What's It
B 5. to student’s perception
C 4. to student’s perception Answer may vary according
D 3. Answer may vary according
C 2. Activity 5
D 1. Activity 3
What I Know What's New What's More

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