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This is called "Geothermal energy/heat". The origin of this heat is the Earth's core where there is an accumulation of all the heavy stuff that formed the nebula from which the Earth formed. Much of this heavy stuff comprises radioactive elements which are decaying and releasing heat. This decay/heat has kept the interior of the Earth molten long past the time when it should have cooled naturally.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoInitially the earth heated up using energy released by gravitational collapse, and while this energy completely melted the planet, this heat would have all been lost by now as the Earth is 4.6 billion years old. However, the earth is still hot in its core as we can see from all the volcanic activity on our planet.
The energy which keeps the core hot and the volcanoes active is produced by radioactive decay. Heavy, radioactive elements such as uranium sank to the Earth's core along with the Iron and Nickel early in Earth's history (when it was all molten) and these radioactive elements have been heating the core (rather like a nuclear power station) ever since.
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∙ 8y agoSolar energy is the type of energy that comes from the heat inside the Earth.
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∙ 7y agoPart of the earth's internal heat comes from the gravitational compression from forming the planet, but most comes from radioactivity.
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∙ 15y agosolar radiation (sunlight)
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∙ 12y agoIt is Geothermal Energy.
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∙ 10y agoFriction from gravitational forces.
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Which internal energy source produces heat by converting gravitational potential energy into thermal energy?
Which internal energy source produces heat by converting gravitational potential energy into thermal energy?
How does most of the heat in the earths atmosphere move from place to place?
Convectionheat moves by, radiation(:
Earth's geothermal gradient is the rate of temperature change incurred by?
Geothermal gradient is the increase of temperature in relation to the increasing depth in the Earth's interior. The Earth's internal heat source comes from the joined forces of residual heat from planetary accretion and heat produced through radioactive decay. It may also come from other sources.
How does your body maintain its internal temperature when you become cold?
Shivering to produce heat, goosebumps, blood capillaries narrowing.
How does the sun affect the weather on earth?
The sun affects the weather on earth because the suns heat makes water evaporate from earths surface.
What sort of energy allows the tectonics plates to move?
The Earths internal heat.
What does the earths internal thermal energy come from?
From radioactivity in the Earth's interior.
What are earths two heat engines?
the sun is the external heat engine and the core of the planet is it's internal heating engine.
Were does geothermal energy come from?
it comes from earths interior heat
Where does much of Earth's internal heat come from?
rotation of the earth's core
How do you use earths heat?
we used the earths heat for gloderal wornng
What is the source of the energy that powers the earths system?
The Earth system is powered by energy from two major sources: the Sun and the planet's internal heat.
Which energy source uses water that is naturally heated by the earths internal heat?
Geothermal Energythe term for deriving electricity from the heat of the earth is "Geothermal" (literally geo = earth and thermal = heat). Iceland gets a huge portion of its electricity from geothermal energy
What are the sources of internal heat?
Main sources of internal heat are Magmatism and Radioactivity.
Where does volcano get their heat from?
The earths core.
What is the earths heat sources?
Sun
What is earths heat source?
The sun
