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

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