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The Moon always shows us the same face because it rotates in the same time it takes to:

AReflect
BRecede
CRevolve
DRise up
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Revolve
1. Its spin period and orbit period are equal. 2. That keeps one face always pointed at us. 3. So it rotates in the time it takes to revolve. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 4, Earth, Moon, and Sky._
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