The Reason That the Moon Always Keeps One Face Toward

question 99

Multiple Choice

The reason that the Moon always keeps one face toward Earth is that

• A) the Moon was spinning in this way when it was formed, and it has since maintained this rotation.
• B) gravitational forces from Earth act on the tidal bulge of the Moon.
• C) impacts of asteroids on the Moon early in its history slowed its rotation rate.
• D) gravitational forces from the Sun act on the tidal bulge of the Moon.

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