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→Plate tectonics and heat distribution
=== Plate tectonics and heat distribution ===
=== Plate tectonics and heat distribution ===
The unequal distribution of the heat inside the Earth is what causes the movement of tectonic plates and all of endogenous phenomena ([[:File:Distribution of surface heat flow.png|Figure 3]]). Areas having higher heat flows are related to plate borders or hot spots. These higher flows are related to other parameters such as width, thermic conductivity, permeability, fluid presence, etc.
The unequal distribution of the heat inside the Earth is what causes the movement of tectonic plates and all of endogenous phenomena ([[:File:Distribution of surface heat flow.png|Figure 3]]). Areas having higher heat flows are related to plate borders or hot spots. These higher flows are related to other parameters such as width, thermic conductivity, permeability, fluid presence, etc.
[[File:Distribution of surface heat flow.png|frame|center|{{figure number|3|}}Distribution of surface heat flow [http://www.stewartsmithphotography.co.uk/shop/uncategorized/strokkur-geysir-national-park-iceland/].]]
[[File:Distribution of surface heat flow.png|frame|center|{{figure number|3|}}Distribution of surface heat flow.]]
==Kinds of Geothermal Deposits==
==Kinds of Geothermal Deposits==