Mean Temperatures in Europe During the Maunder Minimum, When Virtually

question 50

Multiple Choice

Mean temperatures in Europe during the Maunder minimum, when virtually no sunspots were seen between 1645 and 1715, were

• A) more strongly fluctuating above and below the average temperature compared with the period from 1715 to the present.
• B) unchanged, within statistical uncertainty.
• C) higher than average.
• D) lower than average.

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