Geography
(i) What is meant by the inclination of the Earth's axis?
(ii) At what angle is the Earth's axis inclined?
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(i) The axis on which earth rotates makes an angle of 66 1⁄2° with the plane of ecliptic and is tilted 23 1⁄2° from a line perpendicular to that plane. This tilt of earth is called inclination of the Earth's axis.
(ii) The Earth's axis is inclined at 23 1⁄2°.
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