Which among the following is the major cause of nutation in Earth’s axis?
Q. Which among the following is the major cause of nutation in Earth’s axis?
Answer: Tidal Forces
Notes: In the case of the Earth, the principal sources of tidal force are the Sun and Moon, which continuously change location relative to each other and thus cause nutation in Earth’s axis.

 

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