Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows.

The Earth from space titled December Twenty-first. A red line is drawn horizontally through the middle of Earth. The Northern and Southern Hemispheres are labeled. Arrows toward the Earth are labeled Sun's rays. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
Image courtesy of Reto Stöckli (NASA)

Around December 21st each year, the Earth experiences a solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, which season is it when this solstice takes place?
A.
spring
B.
winter
C.
fall
D.
summer

Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D