Earth and Life Science

Week 3
 Quicklab!

Perform simple experiment and

answer the questions that follow.
Write your answer in a sheet of
paper.
What to do:
a. Put the glass bottle in the bowl.
b. Put a drop of oil on the side of the coin.
c. Place the coin on top of the glass soda bottle,
with the oil side facing down. ( The oil acts as a
sealant and keeps the air trapped inside the
bottle).
d. Pour a hot water ( near boiling ) into the bowl.
Please do this with caution. Observe the coin.
QUESTIONS:
1. What heat process is taking place in the
experiment?
2. What happened to the quarter when you
pour hot water into the bowl?
3. Describe how convection current form.
4. What will happen to the convection currents
in the mantle if Earth’s interior eventually cools
down? Explain.
 Sources of Earth’s Internal Heat
Radiogenic Heat
About 50% of the Earth's internal heat originates
from radioactive decay. Four radioactive isotopes
are responsible for the majority of radiogenic
heat because of their enrichment relative to other
radioactive isotopes: uranium-238 (238U),
uranium-235 (235U), thorium-232 (232Th), and
potassium-40 (40K).
Radiogenic Heat
This energy released as a
result of nuclear
disintegration.
Primordial Heat
Primordial heat is the internal heat energy
accumulated by dissipation in a
▶planet during its first few million years of
evolution. The main contributions to the
primordial heat are accretional energy – the
energy deposited by infalling
▶planetesimals – and
▶differentiation energy.
•The heat flowing from the Earth's core
into the mantle is thought to be largely
primordial. The internal heat has to find
its way out of the Earth. The three basic
forms of heat transfer are radiation,
conduction, and convection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_3VuSeKu44
Picture Analysis
Quick Questions:
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (5 items)
1. Which of the following statements is True?
• A. The increase in pressure affecting a hot mantle rock at a constant
temperatures permit
• B. The decrease in pressure affecting a hot mantle rock constant
temperature permits melting of magma
• C. When volatiles mix with hot, dry rock, the volatiles decreases the
rock’s melting point.
• D. When volatiles mix with cold ,dry pack the volatiles increase the
rocks melting point.
 Quick Questions:
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (5 items)
2. Which of the following is considered as Earth’s interior major source of the
heat?
a. Radioactivity b. Thermosphere c. Inner Core d. Earth’s Mantle
3. What do you call the process by which Earth’s make heat?
b. Convection b. Incandescence
c. Thermoregulation d. Radio Active Decay
Quick Questions:
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (5 items)
4.How many element are their in RADIOGENIC HEAT?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

5. It is another source of heat in the Earth’s interior.

b. Radiogenic Heat b. Primordial Heat
c. Thermoregulation d. Radio Active Decay
Transfer Heat
 Explain the Following:
Direction:
Write your explanation on
the space provided. Relate
the processes occurring in
the Erath’s Internal heat.
CONDUCTION: Chocolate candy in your hand
will eventually melt as the heat from your body is
released and makes it melted.

CONVECTION: A heater in the hot air balloon

heats the air. The air is trapped causing the
balloon to rise.

RADIATION: A fireman feels a door and it is hot

due to fire on the other side.