Which of the following describes the Maunder Minimum?
A. It occurred during the Little Ice Age.
B. There were many sunspots.
C. It caused a significant change in the eccentricity of Earth's orbit.
D. It has been studied by analysis of ice cores in Antarctica.
Answer: A
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