Although the moon revolves around earth, only one side of the moon is visible from earth. This is because .A)the Moon does not r

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Although the moon revolves around earth, only one side of the moon is visible from earth. This is because .A)the Moon does not r

otate about its axis. B)the rate of revolution of the Moon and Earth is the same. C)the Moon rotates in the opposite direction to that of Earth. D) the Moon completes one full rotation for each revolution around Earth.

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MAXImum [283] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-19T14:33:22+03:00

MAXImum [283]4 years ago

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Im pretty sure its d....i think

VARVARA [1.3K] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-19T16:41:10+03:00

Answer:

The answer is: D) the Moon completes a complete rotation for each revolution around the Earth.

Explanation:

The reason why only this face of the Moon is visible from Earth is because the Moon revolves around its axis of rotation at the same speed at which it orbits around the Earth, which is known as synchronous rotation .

The answer is: D) the Moon completes a complete rotation for each revolution around the Earth.