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Precession Makes Earth's Spin Axis Move in a Slow Conical

Question 337

Question 337

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Precession makes Earth's spin axis move in a slow conical pattern,the end of the axis covering a complete circle in a period of:


A) 2600 years.
B) 26 million years.
C) 26,000 years.
D) 1 year.

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