The Moon Word Search
Play a The Moon word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: MOON, LUNAR, CRATER, PHASE, ECLIPSE, GRAVITY, ORBIT, SATELLITE, ASTRONAUT, ROCKET, LAUNCH, MISSION.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Moon word list, defined
- MOON /muːn/ · noun
- The natural satellite of the Earth, orbiting it every 27.3 days. A natural satellite of a planet. Related: satellite, orb, lunar body, natural satellite.
- LUNAR /luːnər/ · adjective
- Relating to or resembling the moon; monthly. Involving or controlled by the moon's gravitational pull. Related: moonlit, selenic, satellite, orbital.
- CRATER /ˈkreɪtər/ · noun
- A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite. More broadly, any deep depression resembling such a cavity. Related: depression, hollow, basin, cavity.
- PHASE /feɪz/ · noun, verb
- A particular stage or period in a process or series of events. To go through a particular stage or period in a process or series of events. Related: stage, period, stage, phase.
- ECLIPSE /ɪˈklɪps/ · noun, verb
- An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination. As a verb, to eclipse means to surpass, outshine, or deprive of significance. Related: overshadow, outshine, surpass, obscure.
- GRAVITY /ˈɡrævɪti/ · noun
- A natural force causing objects with mass to attract each other. It is a fundamental force of nature that gives weight to objects and keeps them on the ground. Related: weight, attraction, pull, influence.
- ORBIT /ˈɔːrbɪt/ · noun, verb
- A path or trajectory that an object or spacecraft follows as it revolves around a celestial body, such as a planet or moon. To move in a curved path around a central point, especially in a stable or regular manner. Related: path, trajectory, revolution, rotation.
- SATELLITE /ˈsætɪlaɪt/ · noun
- An object that orbits a planet or moon, or a device that receives and transmits signals from a central station. Related: orbiter, spacecraft, communications device, receiver.
- ASTRONAUT /ˈæstrənɔːt/ · noun
- A person trained to travel and perform duties aboard a spacecraft. Related: cosmonaut, spaceman, spacewoman, space traveller.
- ROCKET /ˈrɒkɪt/ · noun, verb
- A vehicle that uses a rocket engine to propel itself into space or to a high altitude. To propel or launch something with a sudden, powerful force. Related: missile, spacecraft, orbiter, launcher.
- LAUNCH /lɑːntʃ/ · verb, noun
- To set (something) in motion, especially a spacecraft or a missile. A launch is an event where something is started or initiated. Related: start, initiate, begin, release.
- MISSION /ˈmɪʃən/ · noun, verb
- A task or job assigned to a person or group, or a formal organization with a specific purpose. To send someone on a task or job. Related: assignment, task, job, commission.
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