Which Statement About the Rotations of the Moon and Mercury

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the rotations of the Moon and Mercury is FALSE?

• A)Our Moon is in a 1:1 synch with the Earth, keeping the same side toward us.
• B)Mercury is in the 3:2 synch with the Sun, with the same side Sunward at perihelion.
• C)Like our Moon, Mercury does not rotate at all, keeping the same side facing the Sun.
• D)On Mercury, three days exactly equal two years.
• E)On the Moon, each "day" lasts about 15 Earth days of constant sunlight.

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