Question

question 1(multiple choice worth 4 points)
(05.05 lc)
what best describes the sun?
o a huge ball of fire
o a mass of solid matter
o molten matter held together by gravity
o a mass of protons and magnetic fields

Explanation:

The sun is a star. Stars are made of hot, glowing plasma (a state similar to molten matter in some ways). Gravity holds the sun's matter together. It is not just a mass of protons and magnetic fields (too simplistic), not a solid mass (as it's a star made of plasma), and "a huge ball of fire" is a very basic and inaccurate description compared to the scientific understanding of it being molten - like matter held by gravity.

Answer:

Molten matter held together by gravity.