Why we do not know the exact reason as to why the interior of the Earth is hot, there are several leading factors:
We do know that the Earth is cooling, which can lead us to believe the Earth's initial heat came from when it originally formed.
The second factor for the interior heat of the earth is the decay of radioactive elements. (This is happening in both the mantle and core) Even though these elements are contributing to the Earht's interior heat, the Earth is cooling faster than the decay of these elements can increase the heat.
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