What is Volcanology?
[[File:Vesuivio Eruzione 26.04.1872.jpg|thumb|300px|The volcano [[Mount Vesuvius|Vesuvius]] erupting in 1872.]] In [[geology]], '''volcanology''' (also spelled '''vulcanology''') is the part of [[geology]] that studies [[volcano]]es, [[lava]], [[magma]], and other related things. The term ''volcanology'' comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''[[Vulcan (mythology)|vulcan]]'', the [[Roman mythology|Roman god]] of fire. A '''volcanologist''' is a person who studies volcanoes and their eruptions. Volcanologists visit volcanoes often, especially [[active volcano|active one]]s. This makes it a dangerous science. They analyze physical and chemical variations related to historical and current activity of the volcanoes. Volcanologists look at [[volcano|volcanic eruptions]], collect material from the eruptions, such as [[Volcanic ash|ash]] or [[pumice]], [[Rock (geology)|rock]] and [[lava]] samples. == Other websites == * [http://www.areavesuvio.org Area Vesuvio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192036/http://www.areavesuvio.org/ |date=2016-03-03 }} * [http://www.sveurop.org European Volcanological Society] * [http://volcanoes.usgs.gov United States Geologic Survey- Volcanic Hazards Program] * [http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanologist.html Volcano Live- What is a volcanologist?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126063915/http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanologist.html |date=2012-11-26 }} * [http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/how_to.html VolcanoWorld- How to become a volcanologist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708162032/http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/how_to.html |date=2008-07-08 }} {{science-stub}} [[Category:Volcanology| ]]