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Match each hypothesis for how the Moon formed with the statement that best describes it.
The Moon was locked into orbit by Earth's
gravity as it was passing by it.
The Moon was formed from the same cloud
of material as Earth.
The Moon was formed from the collision between
Earth and another Mars-sized body.
The Moon was formed from collisions and combining
of planetesimals.

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Explanation: the leading theory of the moon's origin is that Mars sized body collided with earth about 4.5 billion years ago the resulting debris from both earth and the impactor accumulated to form our natural satelite 239000 miles away.

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