planetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetslunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Suninferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodyconjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.stationa 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.wanderingstarsanothername forplanetsquadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunsuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)retrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardseclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsgreatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewsuperiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom EarthelongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the Sun​.planetaryconjunctiona closeapproach oftwo or moreplanetslunarconjunctiona closeapproach ofthe moonand a planetor starinferiorconjunctionan inferiorplanet isbetween theEarth andthe Suninferiorplanetsplanets closerto the sunthan earth(Mercury andVenus)occultationwhen a celestialbody passes infront of anotherand appears tohide anothercelestial bodyconjunctionWhen two celestialbodies lie alongthe same line ofsight, so that theyappear near eachother in the sky.stationa 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.wanderingstarsanothername forplanetsquadraturewhen asuperior planetis 1/4 of theway around thezodiac from theSunsuperiorplanetsPlanets fartherfrom the Sunthan Earth(Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune)retrogrademotiona planetappears tomovebackwardseclipticpath of the sunand planetsthat includesthe zodiacconstellationsgreatestelongationthe point whenan inferiorplanet isfarthest fromthe Sun andeasiest to viewsuperiorconjunctionan inferior orsuperior planetis on the farside of the Sunfrom EarthelongationA planet'sapparentseparationfrom the 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 close approach of two or more planets
    planetary conjunction
  2. a close approach of the moon and a planet or star
    lunar conjunction
  3. an inferior planet is between the Earth and the Sun
    inferior conjunction
  4. planets closer to the sun than earth (Mercury and Venus)
    inferior planets
  5. when a celestial body passes in front of another and appears to hide another celestial body
    occultation
  6. When two celestial bodies lie along the same line of sight, so that they appear near each other in the sky.
    conjunction
  7. a point in a planet's motion where it appears to stops and stay in place before reversing direction.
    station
  8. The point when a superior planet is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun and is easiest to view.
    opposition
  9. another name for planets
    wandering stars
  10. when a superior planet is 1/4 of the way around the zodiac from the Sun
    quadrature
  11. Planets farther from the Sun than Earth (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
    superior planets
  12. a planet appears to move backwards
    retrograde motion
  13. path of the sun and planets that includes the zodiac constellations
    ecliptic
  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 planet's apparent separation from the Sun​.
    elongation