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What are volcanoes which have erupted in the past and may do so again called?
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∙ 15y ago
The ones that are very likely to erupt, are called active, but the ones that have done a while ago and might go off, are called dormant the other is called extinct-Never going to erupt again. The ones that are very likely to erupt, are called active, but the ones that have done a while ago and might go off, are called dormant the other is called extinct- Never going to erupt again.
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add In common parlance, a dormant volcano is one that is not currently erupting.
But if a volcano has say five eruptions in twenty years, then dormant is not a good description, and vulcanologists tend to ignore this description, favouring a descriptor that actually describes its activity. Quiescent might be a similar word, but implying that this may not be a permanent state. In New Zealand gns.org.nz maintain a list of the local volcanoes they monitor, on a scale of 0 to 5.
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What is the difference between extinct dormant and active volcanoes?
An Active volcano is one that has erupted at least once in the past 15,20years.An Extinct volcano has not erupted within the past 15,20 years.A Dormant volcano is an Active volcano that is not currently erupting but can erupt anytime.
How are volcanoes that have erupted in recent history classified?
A volcano that has erupted at least once during the past 10,000 years is called an active volcano. Active volcanos can be further classified as erupting or dormant. An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is currently having an eruption. A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but that is due to erupt again.
Which volcanoes have erupted before?
Most have erupted at some point. Some are dormant now, but could still erupt. Mt. Etna, Vesuvius, St. Helens, Shasta are just some that have erupted in the past.
Volcano that is thought of as sleeping?
A sleeping volcano is a volcano which hasn't erupted in ages but has erupted in the past and will carry on erupting in the future. Another name for a sleeping volcano is a dormant volcano. Volcanoes can go through a dormant or sleeping phase sometimes lasting for hundreds of years before reawakening and erupting again. Volcanoes with no geological activity are "extinct", and will never erupt again.
How many volcanoes have not erupted in Hawaii?
They all have... that's how they become volcanoes, they erupt and build up... you should make the question more specific... (i.e. in the past how many years?)
How are active volcanoes and dormant alike?
Active volcanoes and dormant volcanoes both have a likely chance to erupt and have erupted in the past.
What word does scientist use for when a volcano is asleep?
Active volcanoes: are those that erupted lava,gases ,cinder,pumice,etc in the historic pass.Eg: Mt.St.Helena Dormant volcanoes: are those which erupted in the past and are likely to erupt again after remeaining inactive for fairly long periods. These are "sleeping" volcanoes which may become active once again. eg: Mt.vesuvius.Extinct volcanoes: are those volcanoes which were active in the remote geological periods. Eg: Mt.Kenya
How do people know how active volcanoes are?
If it has erupted in the past 12,000 years
What is the difference between extinct dormant and active volcanoes?
An Active volcano is one that has erupted at least once in the past 15,20years.An Extinct volcano has not erupted within the past 15,20 years.A Dormant volcano is an Active volcano that is not currently erupting but can erupt anytime.
How are volcanoes that have erupted in recent history classified?
A volcano that has erupted at least once during the past 10,000 years is called an active volcano. Active volcanos can be further classified as erupting or dormant. An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is currently having an eruption. A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but that is due to erupt again.
Which volcanoes have erupted before?
Most have erupted at some point. Some are dormant now, but could still erupt. Mt. Etna, Vesuvius, St. Helens, Shasta are just some that have erupted in the past.
Volcano that is thought of as sleeping?
A sleeping volcano is a volcano which hasn't erupted in ages but has erupted in the past and will carry on erupting in the future. Another name for a sleeping volcano is a dormant volcano. Volcanoes can go through a dormant or sleeping phase sometimes lasting for hundreds of years before reawakening and erupting again. Volcanoes with no geological activity are "extinct", and will never erupt again.
How many volcanoes have not erupted in Hawaii?
They all have... that's how they become volcanoes, they erupt and build up... you should make the question more specific... (i.e. in the past how many years?)
What do you mean by active and inactive volcano?
Active volcanoes are likely to erupt at any time where as inactive volcanoes are 'asleep' or haven't erupted much in the past and are unlikely to erupt in the near future.
What is erupted volcano called?
The second eruption is called a reawakening or re-eruption.Most volcanoes erupt multiple times over the course of their lifespan; the period during which a volcano doesn't erupt is called its dormant period or dormancy.
How many volcanic eruptions have happned in Japan?
More than 60 volcanoes in Japan have erupted in the past 1,000 years.
A volcano that has erupted in the past and is currently in active and not expected to erupt again?
it still sleeping that what everybody say
