Compare volcanic crater to a caldera?

Answer 1

A Crater is a bowl shaped depression in the Earth's surface. It could be made by an impacting meteor, an underground land collapse, or perhaps may be found at the top of a volcano [= collapse].

A Caldera is of volcanic origin, (but without a noticeable volcanic cone), where there was an eruption after which the magma chamber collapsed and is now filled in. Yellowstone is one notable example, and the Taupo Lake another.

Answer 2

Crater: caused by impact (meteorite or asteroid) or at top of a volcano (caused by explosive eruption.)

Caldera: caused by ground collapsing, often as a result of a magma chamber underneath, but this is usually in the absence of a visible volcanic cone.

Answer 3

A caldera is a large, usually circular depression at the top of a volcano formed when magma is withdrawn. A volcanic crater, meanwhile, is small, circular depression created mainly by explosive excavation of rock during eruptions.

Answer 4

A caldera is a large crater, up to 50 kilometers, that can form when the summit or side of a volcano collapses into the magma chamber during of after an explosion. A crater is an indentation, only up to 1 kilometer in diameter, that forms around the central vent at the summit of a volcano. The main difference is size.

Answer 5

A cinder cone is a relatively small volcano characterized by mildly explosive eruptions that eject low-silica, relatively low-viscosity lava called basalt, mostly in chunks called scoria.
A caldera is a massive depression or crater formed by a very large, highly explosive eruption, usually associated with a stratovolcano. Calderas are associated with higher viscosity material such as dacite and rhyolite.

Answer 6

Craters only happen when a meteor hit Earth or other moons and planets. While caldera happen from volcanic activity.

Answer 7

A crater is the rim of a volcano, the main vent. A caldera is a depression caused by a collapsed magma chamber.