Name ________________________Date ____________________Influential Scientists Vocabulary Multiple Choice WorksheetDirections: Circle the correct definition for each word.1. ArchaeologistA) Person who explores people, life and customs of ancient times.B) A person who studies the structures and what they do, and diseases of the blood.C) A person who studies the part of botany concerned with fungi.2. AstronomerA) Person who explores people, life and customs of ancient times.B) Person who studies the sun, moon, stars, planets and other spatial bodies.C) Someone who knows about oceans, seas, and all marine life.3. BiologistA) Person who explores people, life and customs of ancient times.B) Someone who learns about diseases and why we get sick or what makes us sick.C) Someone who learns about things that are alive.4. ChemistA) A person whose job is dealing with substances and the changes that happen when combined to make other substances.B) A person who studies the characteristics of minerals and their composition.C) Someone who studies energy and matter.5. EntomologistA) Someone who studies all the aspects of insects.B) A person who studies the branch of zoology that is concerned with fish.C) Someone who is an expert in bird studies and their habitats.6. GeologistA) Someone who learns about things that are alive.B) Someone who studies energy and matter.C) A person who learns about the layers of the earth and its history.7. GeophysicistA) Someone who is an expert in bird studies and their habitats.B) Someone who studies the relationship between the earth's physical features and the forces that make or change them.C) A person who studies the characteristics of minerals and their composition.8. HematologistA) A person who studies the structures and what they do, and diseases of the blood.B) Someone who knows about oceans, seas, and all marine life.C) Someone who studies all the aspects of insects.9. IchthyologistA) Someone who studies the relationship between the earth's physical features and the forces that make or change them.B) Someone who learns about diseases and why we get sick or what makes us sick.C) A person who studies the branch of zoology that is concerned with fish.10. MeteorologistA) A person who studies the branch of zoology that is concerned with fish.B) A person who studies the weather and the atmosphere.C) Someone who studies earthquakes and earth's crust's movements.11. MineralogistA) A person who learns about the layers of the earth and its history.B) A person who studies the weather and the atmosphere.C) A person who studies the characteristics of minerals and their composition.12. MycologistA) Someone who is an expert in bird studies and their habitats.B) Someone who studies life in prehistoric times.C) A person who studies the part of botany concerned with fungi.13. OceanographerA) Someone who knows about oceans, seas, and all marine life.B) A person who studies the branch of zoology that is concerned with fish.C) Someone who studies life in prehistoric times.14. OrnithologistA) Someone who is an expert in bird studies and their habitats.B) Person who explores people, life and customs of ancient times.C) Someone who studies energy and matter.15. PaleontologistA) Someone who studies life in prehistoric times.B) A person who studies the weather and the atmosphere.C) Someone who studies energy and matter.16. PhysicistA) A person who studies the weather and the atmosphere.B) A person who learns about the layers of the earth and its history.C) Someone who studies energy and matter.17. SeismologistA) Someone who studies earthquakes and earth's crust's movements.B) Someone who knows about oceans, seas, and all marine life.C) A person who learns about the layers of the earth and its history.18. TaxonomistA) Someone who studies all the aspects of insects.B) A person who studies the structures and what they do, and diseases of the blood.C) A person who classifies animal and plant species.19. VirologistA) A person who learns about the layers of the earth and its history.B) Person who explores people, life and customs of ancient times.C) Someone who learns about diseases and why we get sick or what makes us sick. Powered by: The Online Teacher Resource (www.teach-nology.com)© Teachnology, Inc. All rights reserved.