Earth's Internal Heat Sources Flashcards

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1
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Major source of heat on crust and atmosphere

A

Solar radiation

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Through the process of combining the gasses and dust of cloud that was attracted by gravitational energy. After it forms into masses or planetesimals, it will generate heat

A

Primordial heat

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Earth’s interior produced decay of some naturally occuring isotopes. Spontaneously breakingdown atomic nucleus.

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Heat from the decay of radioactive elements

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The pressure and density are too great for the iron atoms to move in liquid state

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Dense core material in the center of the planet

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