A different side of the moon faces the earth at different times of the month. True or false

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False. The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth due to a phenomenon known as synchronous rotation or tidal locking. This means that the Moon rotates on its axis in the same amount of time it takes to orbit the Earth, approximately 27.3 days. As a result, we only see one hemisphere of the Moon from Earth, while the far side remains out of view.