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Influential Scientists Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet
Directions:
Circle the correct definition for each word.
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1. Person who explores people, life and customs of ancient times. |
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A) Paleontologist B) Chemist C) Archaeologist D)
Geophysicist |
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2. Person who studies the sun, moon, stars, planets and other spatial bodies. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Biologist C) Astronomer D)
Chemist |
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3. Someone who learns about things that are alive. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Oceanographer C)
Ichthyologist D) Biologist |
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4. A person whose job is dealing with substances and the changes that happen when combined to make other substances.
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A) Entomologist B) Chemist C) Mycologist D)
Geophysicist |
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5. Someone who studies all the aspects of insects. |
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A) Ichthyologist B) Paleontologist C)
Mycologist D) Entomologist |
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6. A person who learns about the layers of the earth and its history. |
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A) Astronomer B) Mycologist C) Geologist D)
Archaeologist |
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7. Someone who studies the relationship between the earth's physical features and the forces that make or change them.
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A) Geophysicist B) Ichthyologist C)
Mineralogist D) Astronomer |
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8. A person who studies the structures and what they do, and diseases of the blood. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Paleontologist C)
Hematologist D) Archaeologist |
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9. A person who studies the branch of zoology that is concerned with fish. |
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A) Ichthyologist B) Oceanographer C)
Astronomer D) Physicist |
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10. A person who studies the weather and the atmosphere. |
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A) Seismologist B) Meteorologist C)
Entomologist D) Geologist |
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11. A person who studies the characteristics of minerals and their composition. |
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A) Astronomer B) Oceanographer C)
Mineralogist D) Geologist |
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12. A person who studies the part of botany concerned with fungi. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Seismologist C) Mycologist D)
Entomologist |
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13. Someone who knows about oceans, seas, and all marine life.
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A) Physicist B) Chemist C) Astronomer D)
Oceanographer |
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14. Someone who is an expert in bird studies and their habitats. |
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A) Archaeologist B) Paleontologist C)
Ornithologist D) Geologist |
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15. Someone who studies life in prehistoric times. |
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A) Paleontologist B) Mineralogist C)
Ornithologist D) Hematologist |
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16. Someone who studies energy and matter. |
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A) Geologist B) Archaeologist C) Geophysicist D)
Physicist |
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17. Someone who studies earthquakes and earth's crust's movements. |
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A) Geologist B) Paleontologist C)
Seismologist D) Archaeologist |
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18. A person who classifies animal and plant species. |
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A) Taxonomist B) Archaeologist C)
Astronomer D) Entomologist |
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19. Someone who learns about diseases and why we get sick or what makes us sick.
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A) Virologist B) Paleontologist C)
Geophysicist D) Mineralogist |
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