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The earth moving round the sun in a circular orbit is acted upon by a force and hence work must be done on the earth by the force. Do you agree with this statement.

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Here force acting on the earth is a centrepetal ’ force which is always perpendicular to the direction .of motion of the earth. So the work done by the: force is zero.
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