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The ___ theory says that the moon formed from the dust produced by a collision between earth and another large body.

A. capture theory
B.impact
C.co-formation
D. synchronous

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B, the impact theory says that 
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B. impact

The impact theory says that the moon formed from the dust produced by a collision between earth and another large body. The theory hypothesized that a planet like body collided with Earth and was named as Theia. The released particles containing dust combined to create moon.

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