Precession of Earth's axis of rotation is caused by:
A) the pull of Jupiter on Earth.
B) the periodic effects of comets passing close to Earth.
C) the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on Earth's equatorial bulge.
D) changes in the shape of Earth's orbit due to the gravitational pull of the Sun.
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