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ASAP PLEASE HELP How does Earth's core transmit heat?
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How does Earth's core transmit heat?

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There are three main sources of heat in the deep earth:

(1) heat from when the planet formed and accreted, which has not yet been lost;

(2) frictional heating, caused by denser core material sinking to the center of the planet; and (3) heat from the decay of radioactive elements.

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