Eli5: how does for over 4.5b years the earths core still hasn’t cooled off?

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Eli5: how does for over 4.5b years the earths core still hasn’t cooled off?

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That’s gravity and radiation times mass.

Earth’s gravity heats itself. Radioactive decay also creates heat. Earth’s crust is a great insulator.

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