I am looking for the scientific name for a person that specialises in the study of volcanoes. For example. A person that studies climate and weather is known as a meteorologist and a person who studies fossils and ancient archtifacts is known as an archaeologist. What is the description of a person who studies volcanoes?
2007-08-05 23:11:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
VOLCANOLOGIST
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2007-08-05 23:14:30 · answer #1 · answered by Maewest 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A volcanologist is a person who studies the formation of volcanoes, and their current and historic eruptions. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, especially active ones, to observe volcanic eruptions, collect eruptive products including tephra (such as ash or pumice), rock and lava samples.
Volcanology is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological phenomena. The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Volcanology is a branch of geology.
2007-08-06 09:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Ragnarok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volcanologist: A volcanologist is a scientist who specializes in the study of volcanoes
2007-08-06 06:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volcano is thought to derive from Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands of Italy whose name in turn originates from Vulcan, the name of a god of fire in Roman mythology. The study of volcanoes is called volcanology, sometimes spelled vulcanology.
The Roman name for the island Vulcano has contributed the word for volcano in most modern European languages.
2007-08-06 07:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by Joyful97 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
volcanologist.....i bet you didnt think it was that easy was it....
its a hard area to study...a lot of physics and math teamed with geology and earth science.....plus when your in the field it must be hot and dangerous
by the way some one who studies weather is a meteorologist....climate is a climatologist....fossils is a paleontologist.....human artifacts is an archeologist
2007-08-06 07:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by njdevil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magmantologist. Lavantochemist. Magmatoterraformorphologist.
2007-08-06 16:52:11 · answer #6 · answered by manw/thegoldengun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Scientist working and researching on volcanos are called."vulcanologist"
2007-08-06 07:53:59 · answer #7 · answered by KBT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volcanologist.
2007-08-06 07:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vulcanologist.
2007-08-06 06:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by Goose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vulcanologist.
2007-08-06 06:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
volcanist
2007-08-07 22:29:17 · answer #11 · answered by christopher_farnell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋