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

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