For example, the Milankovitch theory of climate change holds that the shape of Earth s orbit around the Sun (its eccentricity), the wobble of Earth on its axis of rotation (precession), the changing tilt of Earth s axis (obliquity) combine to cause periodic global alterations of climate.
(the changing tilt of Earth s axis; to cause; periodic global alterations of climate) (the Milankovitch theory of climate change; holds; the shape of Earth s orbit around the Sun)
the changing tilt of Earth s axis the Milankovitch theory of climate change
to cause holds
periodic global alterations of climate
the shape of Earth s orbit around the Sun