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THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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Choose the answer that does NOT apply to precession:
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the change in the angle of the earths axis
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the change in the direction of the earths axis
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Precession is the change in the direction of the axis, but without any change in tilt; changes the stars near the Pole; It does not affect the seasons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Precession changes the pole star as seen from Earth. Thuban, the brightest star in the constellation Draco, was the pole star while the Egyptians built the Pyramids in Egypt. Since that time, the motion of precession has rotated the Earth’s axis away from Thuban and towards Polaris, the current pole star.
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