In the condensation theory of the moon's origin,
A) the moon broke from a rapidly spinning Earth.
B) Earth and its moon formed from the same cloud of matter.
C) the moon formed elsewhere in the solar nebula and was later captured by Earth.
D) the moon formed when a very massive planetesimal smashed into the young Earth.

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The condensation theory suggests that the Earth and the Moon formed together from the same cloud of gas and dust in the early solar system, leading to their similar compositions.

In the Condensation Theory of the Moon's Origin