earth science

Red Volcano

Red Volcano is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Red Volcano rather than just read about it. In short: Red Volcano is an android supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), and was created by Kevin VanHook, Grant Morrison, Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti from a concept by Greg Weisman.

Key takeaways

Red Volcano belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Red Volcano to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Red Volcano from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Red Volcano is an android supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), and was created by Kevin VanHook, Grant Morrison, Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti from a concept by Greg Weisman.

Publication history Red Volcano debuted in DC Universe #0, and returned in 2009's Red Tornado mini-series.

Fictional character biography Red Volcano was created by Professor Ivo and T. O. Morrow. Ivo uses him as an aide during his tenure as part of the Secret Society of Super Villains. He helps Ivo in collecting soil samples from various regions of Earth where acts of genocide took place over the past 100 years as part of a plot to create a golem called Genocide. Following the Final Crisis event, Red Volcano joins Cheetah's Secret Society of Super Villains. In the Red Tornado miniseries, it is revealed that Red Volcano is one of four androids created by Ivo and Morrow alongside Red Tornado, Red Torpedo, and Red Inferno. He, Red Tornado, Red Inferno, and Red Torpedo respectively represent the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Volcano lacks the humanity or conscience that his "siblings" have, going so far as to torture his creator into revealing the whereabouts of the other two robots. When Morrow tells him where Red Inferno is, the Volcano heads for the child robot's home neighborhood and mercilessly murders Inferno's adopted parents and destroys the entire neighborhood.

Powers and abilities Red Volcano possesses heat generating abilities and wears a cape made of molten rock. He also has super-strength and flight, and also demonstrated geokinesis to a great extent.

In other media Red Volcano appears in Young Justice, voiced by Jeff Bennett. In the episode "Humanity", he attempts to make the Yellowstone Caldera erupt and cause an extinction-level event before Red Tornado, Red Inferno, and Red Torpedo stop him, with Red Volcano being melted and destroyed. In the episode "Runaways", Lex Luthor rebuilds Red Volcano to attack and manipulate the eponymous group into helping the Light before Blue Beetle destroys it. Red Volcano appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

References

External links DC Comics: The Source - Like Red Tornado? Well, here's some good news (June 11, 2009)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Red Volcano

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Red Volcano claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Red Volcano before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Red Volcano ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Red Volcano

In research: Red Volcano appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Red Volcano in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Red Volcano is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Characters created by Gail Simone, Characters created by Grant Morrison, Comics characters introduced in 2008, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Red Volcano outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Red Volcano in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Red Volcano means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Red Volcano out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Red Volcano in simple terms?

Why does Red Volcano matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Red Volcano?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Red Volcano.