Question

Using our context clues, the theory of a central fire most likely means:

Answer 1

I would think central fire would mean Earth's core because the Earth's core is basically a ball of fire. But I don't know the for sure answer. 

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is that the center of the earth was made of fire.

Explanation:

Journey to the Center of the Earth is a novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel narrates the story of Axel, nephew of Otto Lidenbrock, who shows Axel a document that reveals the entrance to the center of the Earth.

In the book, Otto debates the idea of the central fire, which meant that the closer a person approached to the center of the earth, the higher the temperature would be. He considers this theory as an incorrect one, and the answer to this is revealed as the novel moves forward.