A Recent Sunspot Maximum Occurred in 2001

question 3

Multiple Choice

A recent sunspot maximum occurred in 2001. What is the year of the sunspot maximum that immediately follows the 2001 maximum if the solar cycle continues?

• A) 2006 or 2007
• B) 2012
• C) 2018
• D) 2023
• E) The last cycle started a Maunder minimum and the next maximum cannot be predicted.

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Definitions:

Declarative Selves

The aspect of an individual's self-concept that consists of conscious knowledge or descriptions of one's own characteristics, relationships, and experiences.

Procedural Selves

The aspects of self that are concerned with patterns of behavior, habits, and routines that are learned and executed without conscious awareness.

Ought Self

Represents an individual's understanding of what others expect them to be, encompassing the obligations and responsibilities perceived from the external environment.

Evolutionary Theory

A scientific explanation for the diversity of life on Earth, proposing that species change over time through processes like natural selection and genetic drift.