The Earth rotates eastward,dragging the tidal bulge raised by the Moon eastward.Suppose the Moon rotated westward around Earth,rather than eastward.How would the dynamics of the Earth-Moon system be affected?
A) The Earth-Moon system would not be affected. The Moon would spiral inward toward Earth, as it does now.
B) The Earth-Moon system would not be affected. The Moon would spiral outward away from Earth, as it does now.
C) The drift of the Moon would be reversed. It would spiral away from Earth instead of toward it.
D) The drift of the Moon would be reversed. It would spiral toward Earth instead of away from it.
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