Multiple Choice
Why is there a tidal bulge on the far (opposite) side of Earth from the Moon?
A) The mass of the far side is smaller than that of the near side.
B) Inertia leaves a bulge behind from earlier in Earth's rotation.
C) This phenomenon has yet to be explained by a satisfying scientific theory.
D) Earth's far side "lags behind" its center.
E) Gravity can be repulsive as well as attractive.
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