Given that the majority of the Earth’s interior is over 1000 degrees Celsius, how does the planet maintain a relatively cool surface temperature, considering it has a thick atmosphere?

Question

Given that the majority of the Earth’s interior is over 1000 degrees Celsius, how does the planet maintain a relatively cool surface temperature, considering it has a thick atmosphere?

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Answer 1

Don’t think of anything as “maintaining” cool temperatures – the core is just holding onto its remaining heat.

When a pie comes out of the oven, and is left to cool, the outside cools first, but you can cut into it and find that the inside is still too hot to eat. That’s the Earth