Which of the following time periods does the Maunder minimum refer to?

A. when the Earth was closer to the sun than it is now
B. when the tilt of the Earth's axis was less than it is now
C. when the Earth was in the middle of an ice age
D. when there were fewer sunspots on the sun than now


Answer: D

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