What causes precession?

What will be an ideal response?


The Sun and Moon trying to make the Earth's axis perpendicular to the ecliptic.

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Molecular Rotation: For a diatomic quantum mechanical rotator, the energy difference between adjacent energy levels

A. increases as L increases. B. decreases as L increases. C. is constant for all L. D. varies randomly as L increases.

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For all paths of Earth satellites, one focus of the path is

A) the location from which the satellite was launched. B) Earth's center. C) the Sun's center. D) need more information

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Which of the following forces is the strongest at near distances?

a. gravitational c. strong nuclear b. weak nuclear d. electromagnetic

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In the context of planetary geology, what do we mean by outgassing?

A) the release by volcanism of gases that had been trapped in a planetary interior B) the loss of atmospheric gas to outer space C) another name for a volcanic eruption D) the evaporation of water that adds water vapor (a gas) to an atmosphere

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