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Earth Internal Heat Source

The document summarizes Earth's internal heat source. It explains that Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago from the accretion of gases and dust in space. As these masses collided and compacted, heat was generated. Some of this early heat was preserved in Earth's interior due to conduction. Additional heat comes from the radioactive decay of isotopes like potassium-40, uranium-235, uranium-238, and thorium-232 deep in Earth's interior. This internal heat causes rock at high pressures and temperatures to melt near the core, contributing to Earth's layered structure where density increases towards the center.

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Earth Internal Heat Source

The document summarizes Earth's internal heat source. It explains that Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago from the accretion of gases and dust in space. As these masses collided and compacted, heat was generated. Some of this early heat was preserved in Earth's interior due to conduction. Additional heat comes from the radioactive decay of isotopes like potassium-40, uranium-235, uranium-238, and thorium-232 deep in Earth's interior. This internal heat causes rock at high pressures and temperatures to melt near the core, contributing to Earth's layered structure where density increases towards the center.

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Lesson 2

EARTH’S INTERNAL HEAT SOURCE

Prepared by:
JUDE B. LLACER SST 1
EARTH’S
INTERNAL HEAT
SOURCE
Earth was formed about 4.6 billion
years ago and continue to serve as
habitat to diverse organisms.
The Earth was formed from the
process of accretion wherein gases
and dust of cloud was attracted by
gravitational energy.
When these masses compacted it
formed planetesimals. Due to
collisions of masses, heat was
generated. Eventually the
accrues heat did not vanish.
Conducted transport of
heat occurs through
different plate boundary
layers. This resulted in the
preservation of some
amount of primordial heat
in the interior of the Earth.
Radioactive
Decay

Main source of heat come from


the produced decay of some
naturally occurring isotopes
from its interior

Potassium-40
Uranium-235
Uranium-238
Thorium-232
Pressure near the center is
considered to be 3-4 million
times the pressure on
atmospheric level.

At high temperature, the


material beneath will melt
towards the central part of the
Earth.
Inner core is
composed
primarily of Iron
and Nickel

Due to increase in pressure and


presence of heavier materials
towards the earth’s center, the
density of earth’s layer also
increases.
LESSON 3
Endogenic processes::
plutonism and volcanism
You are expected to:

1. Identify the composition of magma


2. Discuss how magma is formed; and
3. Explain what happens after magma is formed.
❑ Takes place within earth when a body of rock is
held at approximately the same temperature
but the pressure is reduced
❑ Silicon + Oxygen =
Silica Tetrahedra
❑ Happens if a rock is close to its melting point and
some water or carbon dioxide is added to the
rock, the temperature is reduced and partial
melting starts
❑ Igneous rock
formations that are
created when the
process of
crystallization and
solidification of
magma takes place
below the Earth’s
surface and
particularly in the PLUTONITES
crust
❑ The deeper the
magma chamber, the
stronger the MAGMA CHAMBER
explosion
❑ It refers to all sorts of
geological activities
correlated with the
flow and
transportation of
igneous material from
earth’s interior towards
the natural terrestrial
surface.
❑ This motion takes palce
inside the cracks that
are known among
geologist as natural
pipe that infiltrate the
upper mantle.
❑ The presence of
dilated water vapor
plays an important role
in the creation of
craters by assisting the
flow of magma towards
the surface.
❑ Molten material in the
form of lava that
undergoes the process
of crystallization on the
natural terrestrial
surface gives birth to
rock formations known
as Volcanites

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