The Co-Accretion Hypothesis for the Formation of the Moon Suggests

question 63

Multiple Choice

The co-accretion hypothesis for the formation of the moon suggests that the moon and Earth formed as a double planet from the same cloud within the solar nebula.This hypothesis predicts that

• A) the moon and Earth should have nearly the same mass and radius.
• B) the surfaces of the moon and Earth should be very similar and show evidence of plate tectonics.
• C) the moon and Earth should have identical compositions and densities.
• D) all of the above
• E) a and c

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