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Question
Earth is closest to the sun every year in early ______________, when it's winter for the Northern Hemisphere. We're farthest away from the sun in early __________________, during our Northern Hemisphere summer.
A
January – July
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B
June – December
C
July – January
D
December – June
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A
January – July
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B
June – December
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C
July – January
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D
December – June
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Explanation
Earth reaches perihelion (closest to the Sun) in early January, during the Northern Hemisphere winter, and aphelion (farthest from the Sun) in early July, during the Northern Hemisphere summer.