Question

The intense heat in the earth's interior does not travel to surface because rocks are ____________________.

• A. good conductor of heat.
• B. bad conductor of heat.
• C. both a and b
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B bad conductor of heat.

The intense heat in the earth's interior does not travel to the surface because rocks are bad conductors of heat. The internal heat of the earth therefore melts the rock and keeps the asttenosphere which is underneath the crust in a semi molten state. This leads to several conditions which cause landform development on the surface of the earth. A landform is a natural feature of earth surface.