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Types of Scientists

Authored by Danette Keshka

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Types of Scientists
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of scientist studies weather?

geologist
paleontologist
meteorologist
astronaut

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of scientist studies rocks?

geologist
paleontologist
meteorologist
astronaut

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of scientist studies the human body, organs, and cells?

geologist

biologist

meteorologist

astronomer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of scientist predicts the weather?

paleontologist

meteorologist

geologist

astronomer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

My middle school science teacher loves to study ferns and flowers. She even had an enormous greenhouse with hundreds of plants and flowers that she took care of year around. What type of scientist could she be?

Zoologist

Botanist

Astronomer

Zoologist

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler studied the movement of stars, planets, galaxies, and the sun. These scientists to contributed greatly to developing the Heliocentric and Geocentric ideas of the solar system. These scientist were considered to be great __________ of their time.

Chemist

Botanist

Meteorologist

Astronomers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My! These animals are studied by a specific scientist.

Botanist

Virologist

Lepidopterist

Zoologist

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