The reason the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth is because ?

A.the Moon rotates in a clockwise direction but revolves in a counterclockwise direction.
B.the Moon does not rotate on its axis or revolve around the Earth.
C.the Moon completes one rotation on its axis each time it revolves around the Earth.
D.the Moon does not rotate on its axis as it revolves around the Earth.

Question

The reason the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth is because ?

 	A.the Moon rotates in a clockwise direction but revolves in a counterclockwise direction.
 	B.the Moon does not rotate on its axis or revolve around the Earth.
 	C.the Moon completes one rotation on its axis each time it revolves around the Earth.
 	D.the Moon does not rotate on its axis as it revolves around the Earth.

anonymous · Answer

C

stormfire1 · Answer

C - The moon is in a synchronous rotation with the Earth

anonymous · Answer

Days are also slowly getting longer to match the period the earth takes to orbit the sun... But it wont slow down noticeably enough in our lifetime..

stormfire1 · Answer

And the moon is drifting away from us as well....about 4cm per year...so I think we don't have much to worry about for a while :)