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What is the shape and direction of the Earth's orbit?

What is the shape and direction of the Earth's orbit?
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What is the shape and direction of the Earth's orbit?

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elliptical


Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle. It is elliptical, or slightly oval-shaped. This means there is one point in the orbit where Earth is closest to the Sun, and another where Earth is farthest from the Sun.
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