Assertion A Despite the moon rotating about its own axis we always see only one side of the moon Rea...........

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Assertion (A) - Despite the moon rotating about its own axis, we always see only one side of the moon.

Reason (R) – This is so because the rotation period of both moon and earth are similar.

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A

Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation for A

A is correct but R is incorrect

A is incorrect but R is correct

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Explanation:

Tidal locking is the name given to the situation when an object's orbital period matches its rotational period. A great example of this is our own Moon. The moon takes 28 days to go around the Earth and 28 days to rotate once around it's axis. This results in the same face of the Moon always facing the Earth.