The Year 2013 Marked a Sunspot Maximum

question 3

Multiple Choice

The year 2013 marked a sunspot maximum. What does this mean?

• A) In that year the sunspots were considerably hotter than usual.
• B) The typical age of a sunspot is considerably longer than usual.
• C) More sunspots were seen that year than average.
• D) The sunspots seen in that year were much larger than average.

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