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What is call when a volcano is not active?

"WhatIS IT CALLED when a Volcano is not active" do you mean? It is known as Extinct or Dormant


What you call a volcano which can still erupt hot lava hot gases and dust?

An "Active" volcano.


What do you call a volcano that has erupted for a long time?

Simply an "active" Volcano. If it has NOT erupted for a long time it can be a "dormant" or "extinct" Volcano.


Does Spain have an active volcano and what do they call it?

There are currently over 80 different volcanos in Spain that are spread out over all the different islands. There are some active volcanos but there hasnÍt been a major eruption since 1971 the name was Volcano del Teneguia.


What do you call a volcano that has not erupted in a while but just did?

A volcano that has erupted recently is considered active. In the time before it erupted, if it had not previously erupted in historic times, it is considered dormant.


What is the name for an inactive volcano?

The term used to refer to an inactive volcano is "dormant".The other term to call an inactive volcano is "extinct volcano". But as the years pass by some of the extinct volcanoes may become active depending on the earth's core condition.


What is a non-active volcano called?

A shield volcano most commonly found at hot-spots and island chains such as Hawaii they have shallow flanks, a wide base, and runny lava which is frequently erupted, so it is non-explosive because there is little pressure build up


Where do you go during a volcano?

Go to a safe place and call for help, stay away from places where seismic activity is high and active volcanos are


What do you call a volcano that still erupt?

a vancant volcano


What do you call a volcano that has not erupted for 1000 years?

You would call this volcano dormant. Dormant means that the volcano could erupt but right now the volcano is inactive/dormant.


Why do you call Mt Everest the highest peak when Mauna Loa is taller than Mt Everest?

Mauna Loa located on the Island of Hawaii is the largest subaerial volcano in both mass and volume, and has historically been considered the largest volcano on Earth. It is an active shield volcano and stands at 4,169 meters high. Mount Everest stands at 8,848 meters high making it the highest mountain on earth.


What do you call a volcano that has not erupted for hundreds of years?

Such a volcano is dormant.