What would a scientist most likely do to predict the damages due to a volcanic eruption?

make a real volcano erupt by heating magma

construct a model of a volcanic eruption

increase Earth's temperature by artificial methods

take photographs of Earth's interior during eruptions

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What would a scientist most likely do to predict the damages due to a volcanic eruption?

 make a real volcano erupt by heating magma

 construct a model of a volcanic eruption

 increase Earth's temperature by artificial methods

 take photographs of Earth's interior during eruptions

anonymous · Answer

@Opcode

opcode · Answer

Normally they would look at past eruptions of that volcano to predict damages.
I'm not really sure other than that.