Name: _______________________

Astronomy - Word Search Puzzle

Directions:
1. Find the words that are defined in the table below.
2. Find the words in the puzzle above.
Description Word
The scientific study of celestial objects and space
An optical instrument that is designed for making observation of distant objects
All of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.
Large groups of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
Large cloud of gas and dust in space
Celestial bodies that emit their own heat and light energy
Galaxy that contains Earth and the Solar System
The name of theory which proclaims that an explosion created universe
The natural, large object in space that moves around a star
The name of the object that orbits a planet
A rocky body that revolves around the Sun, but is too small to be classified as a
planet
A meteoroid that burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere
The distance light travels in a year
The average distance between Earth and the Sun
The brightest star in the night sky
The first modern scientist who proposed that the Earth orbited the Sun
The first astronomer to use the telescope systematically in Astronomy
Name: _______________________

Astronomy - Word Search Puzzle - Answer Key

Directions:
1. Find the words that are defined in the table below.
2. Find the words in the puzzle above.
Description Word
The scientific study of celestial objects and space Astronomy
An optical instrument that is designed for making observation of distant objects Telescope
All of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc. Universe
Large groups of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity. Galaxy
Large cloud of gas and dust in space Nebula
Celestial bodies that emit their own heat and light energy Star
Galaxy that contains Earth and the Solar System Milky Way
The name of theory which proclaims that an explosion created universe Big Bang Theory
The natural, large object in space that moves around a star Planet
The name of the object that orbits a planet Satellite
A rocky body that revolves around the Sun, but is too small to be classified as a Asteroid
planet
A meteoroid that burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere Meteor
The distance light travels in a year Light year
The average distance between Earth and the Sun Astronomical Unit
The brightest star in the night sky Sirius
The first modern scientist who proposed that the Earth orbited the Sun Copernicus
The first astronomer to use the telescope systematically in Astronomy Galileo