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select the true statements regarding the sun and sunlight.
sunlight is not matter because light does not have mass or volume.
sunlight is matter because sunlight is mass given off from the sun.
the sun is matter because the gases that make up the sun have mass and take up volume.
the sun is not matter because the sun is not made up of solids or liquids.
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Light, such as sunlight, is a form of energy and does not have mass or volume, so it is not matter. The Sun is made up of gases which have mass and take up volume, so the Sun is matter.
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Sunlight is not matter because light does not have mass or volume.
The Sun is matter because the gases that make up the Sun have mass and take up volume.