If Earth Did Not Have a Large Moon

question 234

Multiple Choice

If Earth did not have a large Moon:

• A) precession would not occur, and the tilt of Earth's axis would remain constant.
• B) the tilt of Earth's axis would change relatively rapidly.
• C) Earth's axis would be perpendicular to the ecliptic.
• D) Earth's axis would lie in the plane of the ecliptic.

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