Perihelion, the near point to the Sun for the Earth in its orbit, occurs in January. In which of the following months is the orbital angular momentum of the Earth the greatest?

a. only in January
b. only in July
c. in both April and October, but in no other months
d. None of the above answers is correct.


D

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