occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodystationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.oppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.superiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)elongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.quadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunlunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starretrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardsplanetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetswanderingstarsanothername forplanetsinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Suninferiorplanetsplanets 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 vieweclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsconjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodystationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.oppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.superiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)elongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.quadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunlunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starretrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardsplanetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetswanderingstarsanothername forplanetsinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Suninferiorplanetsplanets 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 vieweclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsconjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.

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