Why do you see only one side of the moon from Earth? A. The moon does not rotate. B. The moon takes longer to rotate than to revolve around Earth. C. The moon takes less time to rotate than to revolve around Earth. D. The moon's period of rotation and revolution are equal.
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The moon does rotate, so this option is incorrect. B. If the moon took longer to rotate than to revolve around Earth, we would see different sides of the moon at different times. So, this option is incorrect. C. If the moon took less time to rotate than to Show more…
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