eli5 Where does the earth’s core get the energy to generate heat from? 982 viewsJanuary 19, 2024OtherPlanetary Science Question100.55K January 19, 2024 0 Comments The suns energy is from fusion, fine makes sense. But the core is a hot spinning liquid metal generating tremendous amounts of heat. Why hasn’t it cooled down? How is it replenishing its energy? In: Planetary Science 14 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted January 19, 2024 0 Comments It started off very hot and slowly cooled down over time, some additional heat is provided by natural radioactive decay of heavier elements in the Earth. You are viewing 1 out of 14 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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