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The most widely accepted model for the origin of the moon involves _____. the formation of the moon from dust and gas when earth formed the capture of the moon from mars by earth a large body hitting mars and splitting off debris that became the moon a large body hitting earth and ejecting debris that became the moon

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The most widely accepted theory for the formation of the moon involves a large body hitting earth and ejecting debris that became the moon. A Mars-sized object slammed in the Earth billions of years ago. The collision makes the Earth to be a molten ball of rock once again and eject material into orbit.

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The most widely accepted theory is that the Moon was formed when a Mars-sized object slammed into the Earth, billions of years ago. This collision turned the newly formed Earth into a molten ball of rock again, and ejected material into orbit.
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