Earth's Internal Heat Sources Flashcards
1
Q
Major source of heat on crust and atmosphere
A
Solar radiation
2
Q
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
3
Q
Earth’s interior produced decay of some naturally occuring isotopes. Spontaneously breakingdown atomic nucleus.
A
Heat from the decay of radioactive elements
4
Q
The pressure and density are too great for the iron atoms to move in liquid state
A
Dense core material in the center of the planet
