What keeps the moon moving, i.e., why doesn't the moon slow down and stop?

A) It actually is slowing down, and will come to rest in a few thousand more years.
B) Nuclear processes operating in the central core of the moon.
C) It is the natural motion of every object to keep moving by itself.
D) The sun's gravity keeps it moving.
E) Earth's gravity keeps it moving.


C

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