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Moon has no atmosphere like we have on Earth.

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Moon is too small compared to the Earth. This reduces the amount of gravity on the Moon which is only 16 of that of Earth. Strong gravity is needed to hold the atmosphere into place. Therefore, Moon has no atmosphere like we have on Earth.

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