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315     waves   (conduc-   radia-   w   10?   about   in  which   so   deep   Earth’s   a   from   a   by   near   thus   cen-   up   sets   more

          Earth           surface   is   (=4x   of   glaciation).   lost,  however,   Earth’s   for   flowing   illustrated   regions   is  gradient   to   the   surface   surface,   a relatively   Transfer  of heat  to  Earth's   is   that

          the    electromagnetic   temperature   107  W   temperature   circulation,   flow,   from   responsible   is   colder   surface   its   the   is   from  the  sun  during  the  day  is  lost  outward   night.
          Within          Earth’s   X   stream   and  back   flows   motion),   vibrations,   to   thermal   the   to   near   conduction   surface  threugh  radiation.  The  large   radiation  at

          Heat   involve   different   heat   at   of  2   surface   oceanic   erosion,   that   therefore   plate   conduction   potato   A   from   interior   rapidly   10.7.   of  heat


                 can   of  maierials-(conveciion;  advection).   of   order   the   average   and   is  radiated   heat   of   are   atomic   Such   the   hot   10.8a).   increasing   Earth’s   through   FIGURE   amount   absorbed   through
                 another   materials   source   on   is   an   atmospheric   (weathering.   Earth   amount   sources   by   of   (Fig.   air   from   increasing   heat

                 to      obvious   radiation   in   the   heat   transferred   temperature.   center   cold   temperature   of  heat   of
                 region   between   of  hot   and   resulting   drives   processes   on   the   Other  (earthquakes,  volcanism,  lithospheric   be   the   the   temperature   Transfer   scale.

                 one       10.7). This   surface),   heat   shines   explain   can   lower   from   with   with   transfer   10.8b).   time
                 from   interaction   movement   common   Solar   geologic   that   cannot   m”?).   Heat   of   one   goes   contact   potato,   with   (Fig.   geologic
                 heat    A   (Fig.   the   1990).   heat   the   10°?  W   to   heat   gradient,   a
                 of   actual   Radiation   sun   the   over   surface   of   all   radiation   X   8   processes   Conduction   higher   dry;   is   at   the   the   in  Likewise,  conductive   depth   on
              Transfer   The  transfer  (radiation),  atomic   the  tion),  or   from   tion   m~*  average   (Fowler,   20°C   turn   drive   Virtually   solar   that   (~  interior   internal   region   of   potato   if  it   surface,   established   geothermal   slowly   with   slow  process



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             oven   long   like   in   high   volume   crust   HK   ODO   is  generated  during   Crust   Chust   10"   W   x   types  (Philpotts,  1990).  A   produces   it   that
             microwave   very   a   for   elements,   are   unit   per   the   than   10.6b).                 HY   FY  Time since Earth formed   (billion  years)   microwave  oven  on   in   Continental   20.1   (granite/gabbro)   crust.  however,  so




             the   hot  remain   radioactive   continental,   heat   voluminous   (Fig.  mantle   a   NM)   is  placed   new  heat   igneous  rock   crust   the
             outside   of   especially   of   the   mT                                                       of  heat  by


             as   would   heat.   decay   quantities   more   in   g   §       SF   more  slowly  if  it  be  expected,  because   (J/s).  A  cubic  meter  of  continental  mantle  is  far  more  voluminous  than
             quickly   potato   of  internal   the   rocks,   far   produced   (9.)  soeunsans Moj/feys      a)  Production

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             as   the   on   Crustal   large   however,   is        potato  caols  much   might   than
             nearly   10.5b),   production   depends   produce   is,   heat   new       8

             not   (Fig.   heat   potassium.   mantle   the   §   (minutes)   Hot   a)   more  slowly   General Setting   Upper Continental Crust   Oceanic  Crust  Crust   Mantle
         Flow   but   Earth   continuous   of   and   thus   Earth’s   of   Microwave   8     Lower  Continental   the  Earth  through  radioactive  decay.   production.
         Heat   cool.   the   Like   production   and   The   most   that          :  Time  since  potato  removed  8   8   conventional oven   has  cooled  much       to  one  Joule  of  energy  produced  per  second  cubic  meter  of  mantle  (peridotite).  b)  The   heat


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         Chapter   potato   (Fig.   due   time,   uranium,   those   (Fig.   (Fig.   from   decay.   i?      Hear  production   of  Earth’s  internal

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