The Most Popular Theory for the Origin of the Moon

question 88

Multiple Choice

The most popular theory for the origin of the moon today is ________.

• A)the moon and Earth coalesced from an eddy in the solar nebular,forming a binary planet system.
• B)the earth captured a small planet,which is our moon.
• C)the moon was formed when Mars and a comparable size planet collided,and the moon was ejected toward Earth and captured.
• D)the early Earth and a planet the size of Mars collided,and the ejected material coalesced to form the earth's moon.

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