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Earth, which orbits the Sun in an elliptical path, reaches its closest point to the Sun...

Earth, which orbits the Sun in an elliptical path, reaches its closest point to the Sun on about January 4 each year. Will the work done by the gravitational force of the Sun on Earth be positive, negative, or zero over the next 6 months? Over the next year?

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