Examine the shape of the horizon at the Apollo 17 landing site in the photo belo

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Examine the shape of the horizon at the Apollo 17 landing site in the photo below. What processes shape mountains on Earth that have not affected mountains on the Moon? O a. On Earth, wind and water erosion and active plate tectonics affect the shape of mountains. The Moon does not have an atmosphere or geological activity. b. On Earth, wind and water erosion and basin flooding affect the shape of mountains. The Moon does not have an atmosphere and is too light to have liquid magma. O c. On Earth, meteoric impacts and basin flooding affect the shape of mountains. The Moon is too light to attract meteoroids or have liquid magma. O d. On Earth, meteoric impacts and active plate tectonics affect the shape of mountains. The Moon is too light to attract meteoroids and does not have geological activity.

Explanation / Answer

(option a)    Mountains are generally formed by geologycal activities like tectonic plates movement or volcanic action.Mountans can be also formed through asteroid impacts . Moon has mountains formed only due to asteroid impacts through the past only as it neither have tectonic plates nor volcanic actions.

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