Statement 1: The earth is slowing down and as a result, the moon is coming nearer to it.

• A. Statement 2: The angular momentum of the earth-moon system is not conserved.
• B. Both statement 1 and 2 are true and statement2 is the correct explanation of the statement1
• C. Both statement 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement1
• D. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false
• E. Statement 1 and 2 are false