Earth's Two Chief Energy Sources for All of Its Heat

question 46

Multiple Choice

Earth's two chief energy sources for all of its heat and geologic processes are .

• A) wind and ocean currents
• B) oil and coal
• C) tidal forces and wind
• D) external solar radiation and internal decay of naturally radioactive elements

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