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This will help you to explore your interests in science. Carefully read each question below and answer quickly. Do not think too long about any one question. Go with your first impulse. After you are done, the computer will score your answers.
Check all that apply:
1. Think animals, fish, people, or plants. What is there about living things that interests you?
2. Think about exploring. Do caves, gems, stones, volcanoes, or earthquakes interest you?
3. Think about the sky. Does the weather and how the air always changes interest you?
4. Think water. What is there about rivers, oceans, lakes, streams, or rain that interests you.
Imagine yourself becoming an Earth system scientist. Which of the following global problems interest you the most? Write in the number that describes what you think about being on a team that tries to solve each problem.
1= I would not enjoy working on this team at all 2= I would enjoy working on this team a little 3= I would enjoy working on this team a lot 4= I would enjoy working on this team a whole lot
Which of the following topics would you like to learn more about?
1= I would not enjoy learning about this topic at all 2= I would enjoy learning about this topic a little 3= I would enjoy learning about this topic a lot 4= I would enjoy learning about this topic a whole lot
As an Earth system scientist, you might have one of the following jobs. For each job, rate how much you would like to have that job.
1= I would not enjoy having this job at all 2= I would enjoy having this job a little 3= I would enjoy having this job a lot 4= I would enjoy having this job a whole lot
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