Question

Which of the following statements regarding the moon and Earth is correct?

A. Earth and the moon are nearly the same age.
B. Earth is tidally locked, while the moon spins on its axis.
C. The moon is older than Earth by approximately 300 million years.
D. Earth and the moon have nearly the same mass.

Answer 1

A. Earth and the moon are nearly the same age.

Step-by-step explanation:

These hypotheses are consistent with the evidence that shows rock from the moon and the earth have nearly the same age and composition.

Answer 2

A

Step-by-step explanation:

It is believed that the moon was formed shortly (relative time) after the earth was newly formed. This occurred in a massive planet-sized collision that ejected a huge chunk of the earth out into space. The chunk, still within earth gravitational reach, began orbiting the earth becoming the moon. Both earth and moon are slightly more than 4 billion years old.