[An Alternate Phrasing of Question 15]: These Days the Theory

question 34

Multiple Choice

[An alternate phrasing of question 15]: These days the theory of the Earth's Moon's origin that best fits with the facts we have about the Moon is:

• A) the Moon came out of the Earth
• B) the Moon was formed in the same area of space and at the same time as the Earth
• C) the Moon was formed elsewhere and was later captured by the Earth
• D) a large object hit the Earth and the collision produced a filament of material that condensed to make the Moon
• E) the Moon was the gift of the Green Cheese Producers on Mars

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