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Q: What caused the earth to spin on its axis 5 billion years age?
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When was the Precession of equinoxes?

21,000-26,000 years, caused by wobble of earth about its axis.


When the earth tilted on its axis recently how far and why?

The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 degrees compared to the plane of the Earth's orbit, also called the "ecliptic". As far as we know, it has been at this angle for billions of years; probably since the impact with a "rogue" planet that created the Moon about 4 billion years ago.


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The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis combined with its movement around the?

The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis combined with its movement around the SUN.


Does D-Day and night are caused b the earth spinnig on it's axis?

If you meant "Are the days and nights caused by the earth spinning on it's axis?" then yes, they are.


Are the seasons caused by the movement of Earth's axis?

The seasons are cause by the tilt of the axis of the Earth. The rotation about axis itself moves very little


How are seasons caused by earth?

It is a result of the way the earth is tilted on its axis


Are seasons caused by the tilt of the earth's axis '?

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Are seasons caused by the precession of Earth's axis?

Yes they are.


How old is Earth's period of revolution?

Using the definition of revolution around the sun - then as old as the Earth, or about 4.5 billion years. It is essentially unchanged since then. It's rotation around its axis (a day) started later (maybe a quarter of a billion years later) but is constantly slowing down.


Is the movement of sunspots caused by the spinning of earth on its axis?

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