There is about a 5° angle between the orbit of the Moon and the
A) plane of the Sun's equator.
B) spin axis of Earth.
C) plane of Earth's equator.
D) plane of the ecliptic, or Earth's orbit.

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The Moon's orbit is inclined about 5° to the plane of the ecliptic, which is the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun, not to the plane of the Sun's equator, Earth's spin axis, or Earth's equator.

There Is About a 5° Angle Between the Orbit of the Moon