Question
Give three reasons why the interior of the earth is very hot.
Answer
- The weight of the overlying burden or materials exerts pressure on the core, resulting into high temperatures .
- Radioactivity
- In the process of cooling, after breaking away from the sun, the interior of the earth cooled at slower rate than the outer part.
- Radioactivity
- In the process of cooling, after breaking away from the sun, the interior of the earth cooled at slower rate than the outer part.
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