Dormant A+ :)
Some volcanoes are active, while others are dormant.
Mount Rainer has been dormant for 118 years. You get the answer by doing now 2012 subtracted - by when it last erupted 1894. -The Seventh Grader
Last erupted somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago
Depending on how long they've been inactive - they're called either dormant, or extinct.
Dormant A+ :)
Some volcanoes are active, while others are dormant.
Dormant volcano
probably how big it is and hoe long its been dormant.
Mount Rainer has been dormant for 118 years. You get the answer by doing now 2012 subtracted - by when it last erupted 1894. -The Seventh Grader
It's last eruption was in 1991 so it has been dormant ('asleep') for 20 years.
Last erupted somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago
Last erupted somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago
Depending on how long they've been inactive - they're called either dormant, or extinct.
This type of volcano is described as dormant. Another level is inactive. This describes a volcano for which there is no record of eruption (unlike dormant), and the volcano's shape and structure is beginning to change due to weathering and erosion.
You mean Haleakala? Yes, it has been dormant for many years.
its classed as active but has been dormant since 1708