| A | B |
| geologist | identifies types of rocks |
| meteorolgist | finds out what makes up the gases in the atmosphere |
| archaeologist | studies prehistory |
| paleontologist | studies fossils of animals |
| geographer | studies the earth's physical environment and human habitat |
| oceanographer | studies the earth's oceans |
| geophysicist | studies transformations of energy in the earth's core |
| glaciologist | studies the icy coverings of the Earth |