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Earths Internal Heat
Sources of Earth's internal heat
Heat flow - convection
Mechanisms of Plate Boundaries
Plate tectonics
Constructive plate boundaries
Destructive plate boundaries
Aluminium
Formation of bauxite ore deposits
Environmental impacts of mining and processing bauxite ore
Geothermal energy
Geothermal Gradient
Sources of geothermal energy
Production of geothermal energy
Benefits and challenges of using geothermal energy
Key terms you need to know and be able to use:
Bauxite
chemical weathering
constructive plate boundary
convection
convection currents
convergence
core
crust
destructive plate boundary
district heating scheme
divergence
earthquake magnitude
extrusive rock
fault
fold mountains
frictional heat
geothermal energy
geothermal gradient
gravitational contraction
gravitational potential energy
greenhouse gas
ground source heat pump
hydrothermal vent
intrusive rock
kinetic energy
laterite
lava
leaching
magma
mantle
metallic mineral
ocean trench
open cast mining
ore
ore deposit
overburden
particulates
percolation
plate boundary
plate tectonics
radioactive decay
rift valley
runoff
smelting
subduction zone
superheating
tailings
Lessons Contents
Lessons Contents
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Lesson 7: Benefits and Challenges of Geothermal Energy
Lesson 7: Benefits and Challenges of Geothermal Energy
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Exam style Questions
Exam style Questions
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