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   ocr: PRECESSION HEN A SPINNING OBJECT, such as a bicycle wheel or a top, slows down and losesits balance, it starts falling over to one side. This : 1S due to the force ofgravity. It does not fall over right away-its - slowly circles around: its point ofbalance and gradually moves from a vertical position to a horizontal one. This characteristic is known as precession.