This is unusual. If the Earth had an oval orbit, travelling sometimes near to the Sun and sometimes far from it, life could not have evolved on the planet. At times the oceans would have boiled and at times they would have frozen, and life as we know it would have been difficult if not impossible. The Earth spins once a day and orbits once a year. The points which the Earth spins round are called the north and south poles .
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.