The theory that seems to account most satisfactorily for the origin of the Moon at the present time is that:
A) the Moon formed from material spun off from Earth when Earth was molten and spinning rapidly, early in its history.
B) a large object collided with Earth and ejected the material that formed the Moon.
C) the Moon formed by accretion elsewhere in the solar system and was captured later by Earth.
D) the Moon formed from material already in orbit around Earth.
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