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•Uranium-238 (238U)
EARTH INTERNAL
HEAT •Uranium-235 (235U)
•Thorium-232 (232Th)
•Potassium-40 (40K)
•RADIOACTIVE DECAY- Each radioactive material has a decay rate. The time
that it takes for half of the radioactive atoms to decay is called a half-life.
•- Ionizing radiation is released as a result of radioactive decay. Ionizing
radiation offers a health concern by destroying tissue and the DNA in genes
because it may damage the atoms in living things. Alpha particles may be
EARTH present in the ionizing radiation that is released.
INTERNAL HEAT
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER 2