Xtreme Science All about volcanoes DC | 10/23/2017 Did you know that many volcanologists can step onto lava with their special boots? Walking on lava is like walking on ice, but if one slips they will be scorched! This is what volcanologist use and do. Wow your friends with all sorts of facts all about volcanoes you learn with this volume of Xtreme Science! Scientist who study volcanoes or volcanology are called volcanologist. Volcanologists study volcanoes to try and figure out when the volcanoes will erupt. You might wonder, how they study a volcano. They do it with special suits that protect them from the intense heat. Many volcanologists can even step onto lava with their special boots. It is like they are on ice, but if one slips they will be scorched! It is a lucky day when volcanologists do not enter an erupting volcano. Now, what is on inside of a volcano? Pipes called vents connect to a chamber which is deep inside the earth. The magma in the