Which is the best description of Earth’s orbit?(1 point)

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parabolic
parabolic

highly elliptical
highly elliptical

almost circular
almost circular

circular
circular
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The best description of Earth's orbit is almost circular. While it is not a perfect circle, the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun is very close to circular, with an eccentricity that is quite low.

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