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I Am A...Volcanologist

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Detailed Description

Welcome to the “I Am A..." series, a whiteboard animation video series highlighting USGS careers. The concept is to show "what society (or my mom) thinks I do" compared with "what I really do." One image captures a more whimsical representation of a "scientist" in a particular field and the second demonstrates a more accurate representation of what that professional really “looks” like at work.

This video is about a volcanologist (i.e. someone who studies volcanoes and eruptions).

Volcanologist:

Vulcan = Roman god of fire

vulcano = “burning mountain”

-ology = “study of”

-ist = “person”

(i.e. “studier of burning mountains”)

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Length:
00:01:03

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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