The

Earth’s
Internal Heat
 Short Review
Layers of the Earth mantle
crust Outer core

Inner core
CRUST – acts as the layer of human existence and all the
natural resources are available in this layer.
- describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- is made up of solid rocks and minerals.
MANTLE – provides the thermal and mechanical driving forces
from plate tectonics.
- is made up of a semi-molten rock called magma.
- a layer silicate rock between the crust and the outer core.
CORE – it is responsible for the generation of earth’s magnetic
field. The magnetic field protects our planet from cosmic radiation
and from the charged particles emitted by our sun.
HEAT ENERGY

plays a vital role in our planet. It is one of the

extreme factors in what makes the world livable.

Heat is a result of the movement of tiny particles

called atoms, molecules, or ions in solids, liquids,
and gases.
 The different geologic
features of the of planet like
volcanoes,mountain
ranges,ridges,trenches,valleys,
and more are indications of our
planets hot internal structure.
 SOURCES OF EARTH’S
INTERNAL HEAT
1.PRIMORDIAL HEAT
2.RADIOGENIC HEAT
PRIMORDIAL HEAT - The internal heat energy that gradually gathered
together by means of dispersion in the planet during its
few million years of evolution.
The major contribution of this earth’s internal
heat is the accretional energy.
Accretional Heat

 The energy deposited during the early

formation of the planet. The core is a
storage of primordial heat that originates
from times of acceleration when kenitic
energy of colliding particles was
transformed into thermal energy.
Radiogenic Heat

The thermal energy released as a result of

spontaneous nuclear disintegration. It involves
the disintegration of natural radio active elements
inside the Earth like Uranium, Thorium, and
potassium. Uranium is a special kind of elements
because when it decays, heat (radiogenic) is
produced.
LET’S TRY THIS! RH OR PH

1. Presence of different isotopes of heat producing

element in the mantle and crust.RH
2. Internal heat accumulated by dissipation of
heat. PH
3. Release of acceretional energy. PH
4. Process involed in mantle convection. PH
5. Release of thermal energy as a result of
spontaneous nuclear disintegration. RH
 PROCESS OF HEAT TRANSFER
CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
RADIATION
 Conduction – governs the thermal conditions in almost entire solid
portions of the earth.
 Convection – dominates the thermal conditions in the zones where
large quantities of fluids (molten rocks) exist.
 Radiation – the process of heat exchange between the Sun and
Earth.
SUBDUCTION

•IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH

COLLISION OF THE EARTHY’S
CRUSTAL PLATES RESULTS IN ONE
PLATES’S BEING DRAWN DOWN
OR OVERRIDEN BY ANOTHER.