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title: "Volcanologist"
description: "You study volcanoes and keep people safe from them."
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# Volcanologist

You study volcanoes and keep people safe from them.

Volcanoes are powerful and a bit dangerous, so someone has to understand them and warn people in time. Learning how the Earth moves helps you know when a volcano might wake up.

Category: Science & Research
Page: https://lightmysky.com/careers/volcanologist

## Subjects it draws on

- [Science](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science)
- [Mathematics](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics)

## The topics behind it

- [Plate Boundaries](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/plate-boundaries-mt_-JnOhdei6F): Volcanoes pop up where the giant plates meet.
- [Supervolcanoes & Volcanic Winter](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/supervolcanoes-and-volcanic-winter-mt_Am_iTzHjoe): You study the biggest volcanoes that ever erupted.
- [Hazard Assessment & Evacuation](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/hazard-assessment-and-evacuation-mt_edaoZRkK6M): You help decide when people must leave a danger zone.
- [Earthquake-Resistant Design](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/earthquake-resistant-design-mt_yDZbQODIwp): You learn how to build things that survive a quake.
- [Shapes of land and water](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/shapes-of-land-and-water-mt_KsKLVW_ssY): You see how volcanoes build new land and islands.
- [Describing Material Properties](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/describing-material-properties-mt_auVZZEuXjs): You describe the rock and ash a volcano throws out.

## Areas it leans on

- Science: Volcanoes & Earthquakes
- Science: Earth's Systems
- Science: Matter & Materials
- Mathematics: Data & Statistics
- Mathematics: Measurement