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What keeps the molten core of the earth hot?

April 26, 2017core earth hot molten

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What keeps the molten core of the earth hot?

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The heat is derived from initial impacts during Earth’s accretionary past, from pressure of overlying material, and from the decay of radioactive material. Keeping it hot has mainly been a function of the radioactive decay and the insulation created by the size of the planet.