What is the heat source in the Earth’s core?

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I understand that the Earth’s core is full of very hot liquid rock, but why is it hot and why does it stay hot?

What is the heat source?

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It started off hot when the planet first came together and it stays hot through friction from the movement of the Earth itself.

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