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When the Moon reaches equal periods of orbital and rotational periods, it's known as _______ rotation.

A. imbalanced
B. synchronous
C. asynchronous
D. non-conforming

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When the moon reaches equal period of orbital and rotational periods, it known as synchronous rotation. From the word itself synchronous meaning synchronize or constantly rotating together on the same phase.
It is called as Tidal locking or gravitational locking.
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