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Q: What is the position of the earth when it is at the greatest distance from the sun?
  • A. Aphelion
  • B. Antipode
  • C. Perihelion
  • D. Aldiatc
Correct Answer: Option A - On the 4th July, the Earth usually reaches at a point of its orbit where it is farthest from the Sun, called aphelion, this location in earth's orbit puts the planet about 94.5 million miles (152 millions kilometers) from the sun. The point in the orbit where the Earth is nearest to the sun is called the perihelion.
A. On the 4th July, the Earth usually reaches at a point of its orbit where it is farthest from the Sun, called aphelion, this location in earth's orbit puts the planet about 94.5 million miles (152 millions kilometers) from the sun. The point in the orbit where the Earth is nearest to the sun is called the perihelion.

Explanations:

On the 4th July, the Earth usually reaches at a point of its orbit where it is farthest from the Sun, called aphelion, this location in earth's orbit puts the planet about 94.5 million miles (152 millions kilometers) from the sun. The point in the orbit where the Earth is nearest to the sun is called the perihelion.