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Welcome
PRAYER
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Review
01 What are the exogenic processes?

02 What is weathering?

03 What are the two types of weathering?

04 What are different agents of erosion?

"IT'S GETTING HOTTER"

THE EARTH'S
INNER HEAT

MOST ESSENTIAL
LEARNING
COMPETENCY
Explain why the Earth’s interior is hot
(S11ES-IIb-c-23)
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
1.identify the three reasons why earth’s interior is
hot.

2. explain the reasons why the Earth`s interior is

hot.

3.appreciate the importance of Earth’s inner heat

 Guide Questions
1.What are the sources of Earth’s internal heat ?
2.What is primordial heat ?
3.What is radiogenic heat?
4.What are the examples of natural radioactive elements
inside the earth?

LET'S WATCH
 FILL THE HEAT
Write RH for radiogenic heat
and PH for primordial heat.

1. Presence of different isotopes of heat producing element in the

mantle and crust.
2. Internal heat accumulated by dissipation of planet.
3. Release of accretional energy.
4. Processes involved in mantle convection.
5. Release of thermal energy as a result of spontaneous nuclear
disintegration.
The Earth's Inner Heat
Heat energy plays a vital role in our planet. It is one of the
extreme factors in what makes the world livable. If you think
of a volcano, you know Earth must be hot inside. The heat
inside of our planet moves continents, build mountains and
causes earthquakes.
 3 MAIN
REASONS WHY THE
EARTH'S INTERIOR IS HOT

PRIMORDIAL HEAT
FRICTION
RADIOGENIC HEAT

 PRIMORDIAL HEAT

The major contribution of this internal heat is the accretional energy –

the energy deposited during the early formation of a planet.

 FRICTION

a force by rubbing or sliding

the surface of an object or element in an opposite direction to
produce heat

 RADIOGENIC HEAT

heat generated by the decay of radioactive isotopes of the elements

It involves the disintegration of natural radioactive elements inside the
earth – like Uranium, Thorium and Potassium.

 Without the process

of radioactive decay,
there would be fewer
volcanoes and
earthquakes – and
less formation of
earth’s vast mountain
ranges.
PROCESSES OF
HEAT TRANSFER

CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
 CONDUCTION

Conduction is how air molecules come in contact with

the warmer surface of the land or ocean, resulting to the increase of its thermal
energy through conduction. The thermal energy of the core is transferred to the
surface of the earth and the lower levels of ocean by conduction.
During the day, sunlight heats the
ground, which in turn heats the air
directly above it via conduction. At
night, the ground cools and the
heat flows from the warmer air
directly above to the cooler ground
via conduction.

 CONVECTION
Convection dominates the thermal conditions in the zones where large quantities
of fluids (molten rocks) exist, and thus governs the heat transport in the fluid
outer core and the mantle.

In geological time scale, the mantle behaves as a viscous fluid

due to the existence of high temperatures.

In mantle convection, the heat source is

the core. Convection current is
relevant to the movement of tectonic
plate because the heat builds up
pressure underneath the crust (tectonic
plates). As they become unstable, they
push against each other (subduction)
and rise upwards or one goes under the
other.

APPLICATION
 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
1.In food production, how a certain process of heat transfer
can be involved? Give an example situation.
2. In formation of landmasses like mountains, why Earth’s
internal heat is important?
 LET'S SUM IT UP
1. What are the sources of Earth’s inner heat?
2.Explain the different sources of Earth’s inner heat
3. Why Earth’s inner heat is important?

ASSESSMENT
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