lunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starsuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)inferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)planetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetsconjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.greatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewretrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardsstationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodyelongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.oppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.wanderingstarsanothername forplanetssuperiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom Earthinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Sunquadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSuneclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationslunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starsuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)inferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)planetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetsconjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.greatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewretrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardsstationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodyelongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.oppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.wanderingstarsanothername forplanetssuperiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom Earthinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Sunquadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSuneclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellations

Chapter 7 Vocabulary - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. a close approach of the moon and a planet or star
    lunar conjunction
  2. Planets farther from the Sun than Earth (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
    superior planets
  3. planets closer to the sun than earth (Mercury and Venus)
    inferior planets
  4. a close approach of two or more planets
    planetary conjunction
  5. When two celestial bodies lie along the same line of sight, so that they appear near each other in the sky.
    conjunction
  6. the point when an inferior planet is farthest from the Sun and easiest to view
    greatest elongation
  7. a planet appears to move backwards
    retrograde motion
  8. a point in a planet's motion where it appears to stops and stay in place before reversing direction.
    station
  9. when a celestial body passes in front of another and appears to hide another celestial body
    occultation
  10. A planet's apparent separation from the Sun​.
    elongation
  11. The point when a superior planet is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun and is easiest to view.
    opposition
  12. another name for planets
    wandering stars
  13. an inferior or superior planet is on the far side of the Sun from Earth
    superior conjunction
  14. an inferior planet is between the Earth and the Sun
    inferior conjunction
  15. when a superior planet is 1/4 of the way around the zodiac from the Sun
    quadrature
  16. path of the sun and planets that includes the zodiac constellations
    ecliptic