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    The three main sources of Earth's internal heat are primordial heat from the Earth's formation, radiogenic heat from radioactive decay, and residual heat from accretion. This internal heat drives plate tectonics and volcanism through convection currents in the mantle and outer core. Radiation is the least important mode of heat transport in Earth. Convection dominates heat transfer in zones with molten rock, governing heat flow between the outer core, mantle, and crust.

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    The three main sources of Earth's internal heat are primordial heat from the Earth's formation, radiogenic heat from radioactive decay, and residual heat from accretion. This internal heat drives plate tectonics and volcanism through convection currents in the mantle and outer core. Radiation is the least important mode of heat transport in Earth. Convection dominates heat transfer in zones with molten rock, governing heat flow between the outer core, mantle, and crust.

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    The three main sources of Earth's internal heat are primordial heat from the Earth's formation, radiogenic heat from radioactive decay, and residual heat from accretion. This internal heat drives plate tectonics and volcanism through convection currents in the mantle and outer core. Radiation is the least important mode of heat transport in Earth. Convection dominates heat transfer in zones with molten rock, governing heat flow between the outer core, mantle, and crust.

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    The three main sources of Earth's internal heat are primordial heat from the Earth's formation, radiogenic heat from radioactive decay, and residual heat from accretion. This internal heat drives plate tectonics and volcanism through convection currents in the mantle and outer core. Radiation is the least important mode of heat transport in Earth. Convection dominates heat transfer in zones with molten rock, governing heat flow between the outer core, mantle, and crust.

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    The Earth’s Internal Heat Primordial heat - During the early formation of the Convection dominates the thermal

    on of the Convection dominates the thermal conditions in


    Earth, the internal heat energy that gradually zones with significant amounts of fluids (molten
     Heat energy plays a vital role in our planet. It is one
    of the extreme factors in what makes the world gathered together by means of dispersion in the rocks) and thus governs the heat transport in the
    liveable. If you think of a volcano, you know Earth planet during its few million years of evolution.
    must be hot inside. Our planet's internal heat shifts
    continents, creates mountains, and produces accretional energy – the energy deposited during
    earthquakes, but where does all this heat inside the the early formation of a planet. The core is a storage
    earth originate?
    of primordial heat that originates from times of
    Planet Earth has 3 main layers: accretion when kinetic energy of colliding particles
    was transformed into thermal energy.
    1. Crust of the earth is a very thin layer when compared
    to the 3 other layers Radiogenic Heat - the thermal energy released as a fluid outer core and the mantle.
    2. Mantle is the largest layer of the earth with estimated
    result of spontaneous nuclear disintegration. It
    1800 miles thick. The mantle is composed of very hot
    dense rock called magma, because of the high involves the disintegration of natural radioactive
    temperatures with the Mantle, the rock is kept in a elements inside the earth – like Uranium, Thorium Radiation is the least important mode of heat
    semi-liquefied state. and Potassium. transport in the Earth. The process of heat exchange
    3. Core is the inner part of the earth and is divided into
    two:
    between the Sun and the Earth, through radiation,
    Sources of Heat and Heat Transfer
     Outer Core is composed of liquefied
    metals such as nickel and iron. It is kept in Conduction it can be defined as the process by
    it liquefied state because of the immense which heat energy is transmitted through collisions
    heat in this layer. between neighboring atoms or molecules.
     Inner Core is also composed of metals
    however they are not kept in a liquefied
    Conduction carries heat from the Earth's core and
    state. radiation from the Sun to the Earth's surface.

    controls the temperatures at the Earth's surface.

    Convection is the transfer of heat by the movement


    of mass, and it is a more effective mode of heat
    transport in the Earth than pure conduction.
    Crossword Puzzle
    Crossword Puzzle Complete the crossword by filling in the word that describes each clue.

    Complete the crossword by filling in the word that describes each clue.

    Across:

    Across: 6. air molecules come in contact with warmer molecules


    7. crust are made up of puzzle – like landmass called _____.
    2. air molecules come in contact with warmer molecules
    8. rising and falling movement of material in the mantle
    3. crust are made up of puzzle – like landmass called _____.
    9. when tectonic plates push with each other
    4. rising and falling movement of material in the mantle
    7. it is the result of movement of earth’s plate Down:
    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
    1. elements that play a vital role in Earth’s internal heat 6. least important mode of heat transport
    6. least important mode of heat transport 8. warm material rise; cool material ______.
    9.heats build up underneath the crust
    8. warm material rise; cool material ______.
    9. heats build up underneath the crust

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