Why does the moon always shows the same side to the earth, science homework help

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Why does the moon always shows the same side to the earth and why does it affects the earth's ocean? Please be very descriptive and do not plagiarize your answer (It will be checked). Please make this answer at least 700 words long providing as much information as possible. This information should be easy to find. You can follow MLA format.

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WHY THE MOON SHOWS THE SAME SIDE TO THE EARTH.
Many people say it is by chance that we only see one side of the moon, but this is pure physics.
Many people refer to the half of the moon which is not seen from the earth as the dark side. This
dark side is only seen from space. Many people think that this part referred as the dark side is not
illuminated, this is wrong, there is no part of the moon that gets into permanent darkness. This
part of the moon is only dark during the full moon. People refer to the new moon as a dark moon
because we only see its shadow from the earth but we cannot see it, but the new moon is not the
same as the physical half of the moon facing away from the earth.
The moon rotates on its own axis while it orbits the earth, the moon takes the same amoun...


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