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| Description: Earth wobbles as it orbits the Sun, much as a top wobbles as it spins. This wobble gradually rotates the poles in a circle. Precession changes the direction of Earth’s tilt about its axis, but not the amount of tilt. Rotation of the poles shifts them slightly toward or away from the Sun. A complete precession cycle takes 22,000 years
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