Aphelion refers to the position of the Earth in its orbit when it is
Aclosest to the Moon
Bfarthest from the SunCORRECT
Cclosest to the Sun
Dfarthest from the Moon
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Aphelion is the point in the Earth's elliptical orbit where it is farthest from the Sun, occurring around July 4. The closest point is called perihelion, which occurs around January 3. The prefix 'ap-' means away from.
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