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The active volcano is erupting or has erupted recently. A dormant volcano has not erupted recently, but may erupt again in the furture. It could be considered as "sleeping". An extinct volcano will never erupt again.
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.
A volcano is called a volcano whether it is erupting or not.It is called an active volcano if it is erupting or has erupted recently.It is a dormant volcano if it hasn't erupted in a long time.Extinct volcanoes are not expected to ever erupt again.
It is called a active volcano. Inactive volcanoes have not erupted for more than a century.
The common term is 'active'. This contrasts to a volcano that has not recently erupted - which is termed 'dormant'.
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Mount Etna, in Sicily (Italy)
Such a volcano is said to be active.
The active volcano is erupting or has erupted recently. A dormant volcano has not erupted recently, but may erupt again in the furture. It could be considered as "sleeping". An extinct volcano will never erupt again.
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.
Mount Etna, in Sicily (Italy)
A volcano is called a volcano whether it is erupting or not.It is called an active volcano if it is erupting or has erupted recently.It is a dormant volcano if it hasn't erupted in a long time.Extinct volcanoes are not expected to ever erupt again.
Kilauea is currently erupting and has been in a continuous state of eruption since 1983.
A volcano that has erupted recently is classed as an active volcano.
An active volcano is one that is currently in a state of regular eruptions; it likely would have erupted in the last few decades. A dormant volcano is one that is capable of erupting but hasn't erupted in a long time.