Multiple Choice
Because of the tidal force between Earth and the Moon,
A) Earth's rotation rate is decreasing.
B) the Moon's distance from Earth is increasing.
C) the Moon's orbital period is increasing.
D) the Moon's rotational period is increasing.
E) All of these are true.
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