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Uranium decay heat deep in the earth's core and lower mantle drives convection currents. In the core this produces a dynamo and maintains earth's strong magnetic field. In the mantle it drives plate tectonics and may be responsible for hot spot volcanos (like Hawaii and Yellowstone).

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