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What theory states that the moon formed when a planet sized object collided with earth?
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There are four main hypothesis for the formation of the moon.
; Fission hypothesis - The Moon broke off from the Earth
; Capture hypothesis - The Moon was captured
; Co-formation hypothesis - The Moon and Earth were created at the same time
; Giant Impact hypothesis - The Moon was created when a Mars sized object (Theia) crashed into the Earth.
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What is the giant impact theory?
The giant impact theory that the moon formed when Earth collided with another object named Theia that was roughly the size of Mars. The debris ejected into space later came together to form the moon.
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The big bang theory states that the galaxies in the universe are?
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If the Kepler and third law of planetary motion states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of the average distance between the planet and the sun. true or false?
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What is the giant impact theory?
The giant impact theory that the moon formed when Earth collided with another object named Theia that was roughly the size of Mars. The debris ejected into space later came together to form the moon.
Explain the impact theory?
the impact theory states that the moon is formed billions of years ago from condensing gas and debris was thrown off when earth collided with a mars sized object
What is the impact hypothesis?
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The states that seceded the union formed what government?
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What is plutonic activity?
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The Confederate States of America was formed in February 1861 by seven states which had seceded from the Union.
What date is the Confederate States of US formed?
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What presented states were formed out of land that was part of original 13 states?
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The new nation formed by the southern seceding states was called the Confederate States of America.
