alleryStart learning →Apart from leftover formation heat, Earth's interior is warmed mainly by what?
AStrong sunlight
BOcean tidal drag
CIts magnetic field
DRadioactive decay
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Radioactive decay
Decay of radioactive isotopes such as uranium-238 produces radiogenic heat inside Earth.
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