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    The Ecliptic Plane Doesn't Lie Parallel to the Celestial Equator
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The Ecliptic Plane Doesn't Lie Parallel to the Celestial Equator

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Question 1

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The ecliptic plane doesn't lie parallel to the celestial equator because Earth's axis of rotation has a _________ tilt relative to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun.


A) 180°
B) 90°
C) 23.5°
D) 40.5°

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