wanderingstarsanothername forplanetseclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsquadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunoppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.conjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.retrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardsplanetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetsstationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodylunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starinferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)superiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom Earthgreatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewelongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.inferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe SunsuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)wanderingstarsanothername forplanetseclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsquadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunoppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.conjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.retrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardsplanetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetsstationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodylunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starinferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)superiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom Earthgreatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewelongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.inferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe SunsuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)

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