Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The moon's gravity:

  1. allows it to orbit the Earth at a consistent rate

  2. has a significant impact on the frequency of natural disasters on Earth in a given year

  3. creates the tides in Earth's oceans as a result of its pull

  4. controls earths rotation
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The moon's gravitational pull creates tidal bulges in Earth's oceans, causing high and low tides as Earth rotates. Option A is incorrect - orbital rate follows Kepler's laws, B overstates the moon's role in disasters, and D is false - Earth's rotation isn't controlled by the moon.

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