Question

14. Ancient cultures tried to understand why the Sun temporarily vanished from the sky for a few 3
minutes during the daytime, on certain specific days. They came up with various reasons to
explain it - like a giant frog, wolf or a celestial dragon devouring the Sun.
a. Name the phenomenon mentioned in the above sentences? What is the condition for it to
occur?

Answer 1

Explanation:

eclipse it may have been a solar eclipse it is done because of the moon and sun lining together this occurs sometime due to earth orbital movement around the solar system.