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Monitoring Volcanoes

Understand how volcanologists monitor volcanoes by looking for warning signs — gas emissions, ground swelling, small earthquakes — and that prediction involves evidence and uncertainty, not certainty

Typical age: 911 years

Can your child explain how scientists watch for signs that a volcano might erupt — like gas, ground bulging, or tiny earthquakes — and why they can warn people but can't predict the exact moment?

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