it really doesnt matter who cares?
What you call molten rock after it has erupted is lava.
What you call molten rock after it has erupted is lava.
What do you call molten rock before it has erupted
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.
Dormant
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lava
After a volcano has erupted, the resulting depression at the summit is known as a caldera.
Once molten rock has erupted and solidified, it is called lava.
Simply an "active" Volcano. If it has NOT erupted for a long time it can be a "dormant" or "extinct" Volcano.
We say they are dormant.
Such a volcano is dormant.