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The moon's orbit is tilted about ___ degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun.

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$15$

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$5$

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Solution

The correct option is C
$5$

The moon's orbit around Earth is tilted, by five degrees, to the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun.

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