Is the statement “The moon takes about the same time in rotating about its axis once as it does to complete a revolution around the Earth”true?

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is true.
Because the Moon takes the same amount of time to complete one spin around its axis and one revolution around the Earth, we can only view one side of the moon at a time. Synchronous rotation or tidal locking are terms used to describe this condition.
Thus, 1 is the correct answer.

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