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  2. Earth's internal heat budget - Wikipedia

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    Earth's tectonic evolution over time from a molten state at 4.5 Ga, [11] to a single-plate lithosphere, [24] to modern plate tectonics sometime between 3.2 Ga [25] and 1.0 Ga [26] Primordial heat energy comes from the potential energy released by collapsing a large amount of matter into a gravity well, and the kinetic energy of accreted matter.

  3. Second law of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    In a reversible or quasi-static, idealized process of transfer of energy as heat to a closed thermodynamic system of interest, (which allows the entry or exit of energy – but not transfer of matter), from an auxiliary thermodynamic system, an infinitesimal increment in the entropy of the system of interest is defined to result from an ...

  4. Heat transfer - Wikipedia

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    Radiative heat transfer is the transfer of energy via thermal radiation, i.e., electromagnetic waves. [1] It occurs across vacuum or any transparent medium ( solid or fluid or gas ). [ 15 ] Thermal radiation is emitted by all objects at temperatures above absolute zero , due to random movements of atoms and molecules in matter.

  5. Convection (heat transfer) - Wikipedia

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    The convection heat transfer mode comprises two mechanism. In addition to energy transfer due to specific molecular motion , energy is transferred by bulk, or macroscopic, motion of the fluid. This motion is associated with the fact that, at any instant, large numbers of molecules are moving collectively or as aggregates.

  6. Timeline of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    1841 – Julius Robert von Mayer, an amateur scientist, writes a paper on the conservation of energy, but his lack of academic training leads to its rejection 1842 – Mayer makes a connection between work, heat, and the human metabolism based on his observations of blood made while a ship's surgeon; he calculates the mechanical equivalent of heat

  7. Energy transformation - Wikipedia

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    Fire is an example of energy transformation Energy transformation using Energy Systems Language. Energy transformation, also known as energy conversion, is the process of changing energy from one form to another. [1] In physics, energy is a quantity that provides the capacity to perform work or moving (e.g. lifting an object) or provides heat.

  8. International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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    [12] The change from an A*-G grading system to a 9-1 grading system by English GCSE qualifications has led to a 9-1 grade International General Certificate of Secondary Education being made available. [13] Before, this qualification was graded on an 8-point scale from A* to G with a 9th grade “U” signifying “Ungraded”.

  9. Energy - Wikipedia

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    Energy (from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia) 'activity') is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.