Also observed in everyday objects, this motion can be explained by the conservation of angular momentum when a force acts at an angle to spinning motion.
This type of motion impacts climate by creating Milankovitch [mee-lahn-KOE-vich] Cycles. The axial type of this motion causes a Platonic [plah-TAH-nik] Year, which for Earth is almost twenty-six thousand times longer than a standard year. The apsidal [AP-si-dul] type of this motion is the change of an orbital path, and the theory of general relativity explained this type motion by the planet Mercury. Also observed in everyday objects, this motion can be explained by the conservation of angular momentum when a force acts at an angle to spinning motion. Name this motion seen in gyroscopes when there is rotation of a rotating axis.
This type of motion impacts climate by creating Milankovitch [mee-lahn-KOE-vich] Cycles.
precession