If the Moon were covered with water, it would have
A)one high tidal bulge,
B)two high tidal bulges,
C)three high tidal bulges,
D)no tidal bulges,
Which would follow from
E)the same reason that Earth has two high tidal bulges.
F)no centrifugal force tide would exist on the Moon.
G)the Moon being much less massive than Earth.
H)the center of mass of Earth-Moon system that lies halfway to the Moon.

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The Moon would have two high tidal bulges due to the gravitational pull of the Earth, similar to how the Earth has two high tidal bulges due to the Moon's gravitational pull. This is because the side of the Moon closest to the Earth would experience a stronger gravitational pull, creating one bulge, while the opposite side would experience a lesser gravitational pull but still enough to create a second bulge due to the inertia of the water.

If the Moon Were Covered with Water, It Would Have