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Date ____________________
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Influential Scientists Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet
Directions:
Circle the correct definition for each word.
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1. studies historic past life and culture. |
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A) Paleontologist B) Chemist C) Archaeologist D)
Geophysicist |
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2. studies the material universe beyond the atmosphere
of Earth. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Biologist C) Astronomer D)
Chemist |
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3. studies plant and animal life. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Oceanographer C)
Ichthyologist D) Biologist |
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4. studies the composition and properties of matter.
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A) Entomologist B) Chemist C) Mycologist D)
Geophysicist |
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5. studies insects. |
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A) Ichthyologist B) Paleontologist C)
Mycologist D) Entomologist |
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6. studies the origin, history, and structure of the
Earth. |
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A) Astronomer B) Mycologist C) Geologist D)
Archaeologist |
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7. studies the physics of the earth and its atmosphere.
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A) Geophysicist B) Ichthyologist C)
Mineralogist D) Astronomer |
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8. studies the nature, function, and diseases of the
blood. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Paleontologist C)
Hematologist D) Archaeologist |
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9. studies fish. |
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A) Ichthyologist B) Oceanographer C)
Astronomer D) Physicist |
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10. studies atmospheric conditions and weather of an
area. |
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A) Seismologist B) Meteorologist C)
Entomologist D) Geologist |
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11. studies minerals, including their distribution, identification,
and properties. |
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A) Astronomer B) Oceanographer C)
Mineralogist D) Geologist |
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12. studies fungi found in an area. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Seismologist C) Mycologist D)
Entomologist |
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13. studies physical geography dealing with the ocean.
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A) Physicist B) Chemist C) Astronomer D)
Oceanographer |
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14. studies birds. |
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A) Archaeologist B) Paleontologist C)
Ornithologist D) Geologist |
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15. studies the forms of life existing in former geologic
periods. |
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A) Paleontologist B) Mineralogist C)
Ornithologist D) Hematologist |
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16. studies matter, energy, motion, and force. |
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A) Geologist B) Archaeologist C) Geophysicist D)
Physicist |
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17. studies earthquakes and their phenomena. |
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A) Geologist B) Paleontologist C)
Seismologist D) Archaeologist |
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18. studies techniques of classification. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Archaeologist C)
Astronomer D) Entomologist |
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19. studies viruses and the diseases caused by them.
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A) Virologist B) Paleontologist C)
Geophysicist D) Mineralogist |
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