Why is the capture hypothesis not the best hypothesis for the formation of the moon? Choose all...
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Why is the capture hypothesis not the best hypothesis for the formation of the moon?
Choose all the apply.
a. It does not have the Earth and the moon forming in the same location.
b. It cannot explain why the moon is less dense than the Earth.
c. It cannot explain why the moon's rocks have less volatiles than the Earth's rocks.
d. It cannot explain why the moon's orbit is tilted relative to the Earth's orbit.
Moon
The moon is the natural satellite of the earth which orbits in a synchronous period, that is, a period in which the same face is always observed from the earth. It is the second brightest astronomical object on earth and the second densest in the solar system.
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View this answerc. It does not have the Earth and the moon forming in the same location.
The theory is false since if a binary system has formed between the earth...
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