Which statement describes the Giant Impact (also called the Big Whack) Theory?
A. The Moon and the Earth formed separately in about the same locations.
B. The Earth used to be larger and was spinning so fast a "glob" spun off it and became the
Moon.
C. A Mars-sized object crashed into Earth, spraying debris into space, some of which became
the Moon.
D. The Moon formed past Uranus, but got pulled closer to the Sun and then got trapped in the
Earth's gravitational field.