retrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardselongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.lunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor stargreatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewstationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.superiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom EarthoppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.inferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)quadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunplanetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetssuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)conjunctionWhen 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 bodywanderingstarsanothername forplanetseclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Sunretrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardselongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.lunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor stargreatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewstationa point in aplanet's motionwhere it appearsto stops and stayin place beforereversingdirection.superiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom EarthoppositionThe point when asuperior planet ison the oppositeside of Earth fromthe Sun and iseasiest to view.inferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)quadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunplanetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetssuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)conjunctionWhen 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 bodywanderingstarsanothername forplanetseclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Sun

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