Question

Assertion (A): The same face of the Moon is always presented to the Earth.
Reason: The Moon rotates about its own axis in 23V-i days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the Earth.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A Js false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is C A is true but R is false

Ans. (c)

Explanation

Moon rotates more slowly than the Earth and takes little over 27 days to rotate once. Since it takes about the same time to revolve around the earth, it always presents the same face or hemisphere to the Earth. Hence R is not correct statement.