The position of earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the sun causing northern summer is called:

(A) Aphelion
(B) Perihelion
(C) Perigee
(D) Apogee

Answer: (A) Aphelion

Q. The position of earth in its orbit, when it is nearest to sun is called:
(A) Aphelion
(B) Perihelion
(C) Perigee
(D) Apogee

Answer: (B) Perihelion

Q. Who composed the words Perihelion and Aphelion to describe the orbital motions of the planets around the Sun?
(A) Johannes Kepler
(B) Johannes Vermeer
(C) Galileo Galilei
(D) None of these

Answer: (A) Johannes Kepler