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What is the difference between extinct dormant and active volcanoes?
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∙ 13y ago
- 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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y ago- The Global Volcanism Program describes an active volcano as one that has erupted since the last ice age (i.e in the past 10,000 years).
- A dormant volcano would be one that hasn't erupted in the past 10,000 years, but which is expected to erupt again.
- An extinct volcanoes would be one that is not expected to ever erupt again
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What are three different types of Volcanoes?
Active, dormant, and extinct.
What are three phrase that volcanoes can be depending on its activity?
Active... dormant... and extinct.
Are lassen peak and mount shasta extinct volcanos?
They are dormant volcanoes.
Who long can a volcano stay dormant?
dormant volcanoes are not as active as active volcanoes, but can erupt unexpectedly. the only volcanoes that we know when will erupt for sure are extinct volcanoes, because they will never erupt again.
What is a dead volcano called?
An extinct volcanothey are called dormant volcanoes.
What are the two type of volcanoes?
there are three and they are Active Volcanoes, Dormant Volcanoes, and Extinct Volcanoes.
Can deserts have volcanoes?
Yes, there are a number of extinct and dormant volcanoes in deserts.
What do you call volcanoes that aren't active?
Dormant or extinct..
What is the difference between an extinct and a dormant earthquake?
An earthquake is a result of movement along a fault line, so they aren't classified as extinct and dormant. If you mean volcanoes, an extinct volcano is one that scientists classify as unlikely to erupt again because it no longer has lava supply. A dormant volcano is one scientists believe can still be active but has not had an eruption in recent years.
What are three different types of Volcanoes?
Active, dormant, and extinct.
What are dormant volcanoes brief information?
inactive volcano. but it is not extinct.
What are the different types of behavior of volcanoes?
Extinct, dormant and active.
How do volcanologists tell the difference between an extinct volcano and a dormant one?
explosivity
What are three phrase that volcanoes can be depending on its activity?
Active... dormant... and extinct.
Are lassen peak and mount shasta extinct volcanos?
They are dormant volcanoes.
What are the different activities of volcanoes?
Active, dormant, and something like extinct
Do deserts have volcanoes?
Yes, many deserts have volcanoes. Some are active, some are dormant and others extinct.
