The Moon always shows nearly the same face to Earth because
A)the Moon does not rotate.
B)sunlight always hits the same face of the Moon.
C)the Moon rotates once in the same amount of time that it takes Earth to orbit the Sun once.
D)the Moon rotates once in the same amount of time that it takes the Moon to orbit Earth once.

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The Moon exhibits synchronous rotation, meaning it rotates on its axis in the same amount of time it takes to orbit Earth. This results in the same hemisphere of the Moon always facing Earth.

The Moon Always Shows Nearly the Same Face to Earth