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Where does Earth's Internal Energy Come From? *

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Internal sources of energy mean they are coming from within the earth

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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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