Due to the moon's gravitational pull, the Earth has a tidal bulge. This bulge is directly or indirectly causing the... 1) Moon to slow down in its orbit and very slowly move closer to the Earth. 2) Earth's rotation rate to slow down 3) Moon to speed up in its orbit and very slowly move farther away from the Earth. 4) Moon's rotation rate to speed up Question 17 options: answers 1) and 2) are true answers 1) and 3) are true answers 1) and 4) are true answers 2) and 3) are true