Match each hypothesis for how the Moon formed with the statement that best describes it. The Moon was locked into orbit by Earth's
gravity as it was passing by it.
The Moon was formed from the same cloud
of material as Earth.
The Moon was formed from the collision between
Earth and another Mars-sized body.
The Moon was formed from collisions and combining
of planetesimals.
giant impact theory
colliding planetesimals hypothesis
capture hypothesis
accretion hypothesis
>