This work presents the dynamic coupled thermoelastic response of thin spherical shells subjected to a transverse thermal shock. The shell under investigation is assumed to be sufficiently thin to neglect the curvature effect through the thickness. Also, the shell is considered to be constituted from homogenous and isotropic material. The Hooke and Fourier laws, respectively, are considered to govern the mechanical and thermal behavior of the constituent material. Under the applied load, it is assumed that the displacements of the shell remain in the infinitesimal range. Hamilton's principle is utilized for derivation of governing equations of motion for the shell. For thermal part of the problem, the two-dimensional coupled energy equation is assumed to govern the temperature field in the shell. Applying the Galerkin method in thickness direction of the shell, two-dimensional energy equation is reduced to two one-dimensional ones in meridian direction of the shell. To solve the fully coupled motion and energy equations, the finite element method is used for spatial discretization, and the Newmark method is used for temporal discretization. A validation case study is conducted by comparing the results of the present work and those which is obtained by the ABAQUS software.