When Mt. Pinatubo erupted, a great amount of sulfur dioxide was released in the stratosphere. According to scientists, this resulted to the cooling of the Earth’s surface for two years. What could be the possible explanation for this? Sulfur dioxide ___________

A. prevented the sunlight to enter the earth
B. allowed the sunlight to go inside the Earth's atmosphere
C. trapped the heat coming from the sun which entered the Earth's atmosphere
D. was converted to snow which resulted to the decrease in the Earth’s temperature​