Briefly name and describe the four major sources of heat

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Earth Internal Heat and Structure

a. Briefly name and describe the four major sources of heat within the Earth throughout its history.

b. Make a simple labeled sketch of the interior structure of the Earth, showing a number of (overlapping) features, as follows:

i. mantle, continental and oceanic crust, core + the bulk compositions (silica rich rock, silica-poor rock, metal alloy) of these components.
ii. mesosphere, asthenosphere, inner & outer core, lithosphere + the mechanical state of each of these components (solid, liquid, "plastic").
+ at least one other thing that you think is an important feature!

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