The Axis Around Which Earth Rotates

question 333

Multiple Choice

The axis around which Earth rotates:

• A) always points toward Polaris, the North Star.
• B) precesses (wobbles) and takes about a century to go around once.
• C) precesses and takes many thousands of years to go around once.
• D) always tilts slightly toward the direction of the Sun.

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