Types of Scientist
A type of scientist that studies plants
What is a botanist?
Said these famous words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"
Who was Neil Armstrong?
This is used to determine the hardness of minerals.
A. The Mohs scale
B. The Richter Scale
C. The Kepler Scale
This is the body system for breaking down and processing food. It's starting point is the mouth.
What is the digestive system?
A group of stars that form an imaginary outline or pattern
What is a constellation?
This type of scientist gathers documents and analyzes information from a crime scene. What kind of scientist performs physical and chemical analysis on criminal evidence?
What is a forensic scientist?
He and Neil Armstrong were on Apollo 11 and were the first people on the moon
Who was Buzz Aldrin?
A scientific method experiment must have this factor used for comparison. Name the factor that is never changed throughout the experiment and is used to determine the effects caused by the independent variable.
A. hypothesis
B. Dependent Variable
C. Control
D. Data
What kind of rock can be formed aboveground where magma cools quickly, or underground where magma cools slowly?
What is igneous?
This aircraft (and it's twin) was sent out to explore the outer planets of our solar system. The first mission ended in 1989 and they are currently in their second mission of exploring past our solar system.
What is the Voyager?
This type of scientist study human beings and their culture from prehistoric times to today.
What is an anthropologist?
He was a Polish scientist and philosopher. He came up with a model of the universe that placed the Sun at the center instead of the Earth. This model is heliocentrism.
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
The forms of this liver-affecting disease are most often known as Types A, B, and C. Which disease can be passed through contaminated food or through blood?
A. hepatitis
B. influenza
C. Rhinovirus
D. HIV
What gas makes up approximately 80% of our atmosphere?
What is nitrogen?
This planet has the biggest volcano in our solar system, Olympus Mons.
What is Mars?
A scientists that studies ancient life (such as dinosaurs)
What is a Paleontologist?
He was mostly known as a scientists and mathematician. He made big discoveries for astronomy, including the laws of planetary motion. He also made improvements to the telescope.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
There are four stages in mitosis. There is also a fifth stage that is not technically part of mitosis. What is this preparatory stage that occurs just before mitosis?
A. Metaphase
B. Interphase
C. Prophase
D. Anaphase
What season begins on the Vernal Equinox?
Spring
In September of 2016, NASA announced that its scientists may have spotted plumes of water vapor erupting from the surface of one of the moons of what planet?
What is Jupiter?
A scientist that studies insects
What is an Entomologist?
Probably the most well-known scientist of the 70s and 80s. He studied extraterrestrial intelligence, advocated for nuclear disarmament, and co-wrote and hosted 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.'
Who was Carl Sagan?
This is a type of blood cell that lacks hemoglobin which makes it colorless. What is the scientific name for these white cells that are larger in size but fewer in number than red blood cells?
What are Leukocytes?
This instruments is used to measure the amount of humidity and water vapor in the atmosphere.
What is a hygrometer?
What is the Morgan-Keenan system?