Question

What is meant by perigee and apogee?

Answer 1

Perigee - it is the point in the orbit of a planetary body when it is nearest to something.

for example - the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.

Apogee -  it is the point in the orbit of a planetary body when it is furthest to something.

for example - the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.

Answer 2

Answer:

The period of the nearest distance between the moon and Earth is called Perigee.

the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination.