In the Giant Impact Theory of the Moon's Origin

question 88

Multiple Choice

In the giant impact theory of the Moon's origin,

• A)the Moon broke from a rapidly spinning Earth.
• B)Earth and its Moon formed from the same cloud of matter.
• C)the Moon formed elsewhere in the solar nebula and was later captured by Earth.
• D)the Moon formed when a very massive planetesimal smashed into the young Earth.

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