a dormant volcano is a volcano that has not erupted for a while but is capable of erupting. a intermittent volcano erupts fairly regularly.
ACTIVE! Ones that are sleeping but could erupt again are called DORMaNT! And ones that are never going to erupt again are called EXTINCT!
Mount AsamaMount EtnaMount Hualalai
mount etna in Sicily is an example of a volcano
Mt. Etna of eastern Sicily is an active volcano. In fact, it is the largest active volcano in all of Europe.Yes - Mount Etna is classed as active. It's last eruption was in 2014 - when a 'flank eruption' started. A flank eruption means that lava flowed out from the side of eh cone - instead of the main vent at the summit.
taal volcano is ACTIVE
A dormant volcano has been "non active for a while but may become active at any time. An intermittent volcano has either been non active for a longer or shorter period but I'm not sure which. They don't have a whole lot of difference.
one has an on and off switch and the other is a lever
Such types are called active volcanoes. Their regularity varies widely. Those ones who are not active are called extinct or dead volcanoes.
ACTIVE! Ones that are sleeping but could erupt again are called DORMaNT! And ones that are never going to erupt again are called EXTINCT!
Mount AsamaMount EtnaMount Hualalai
mount etna in Sicily is an example of a volcano
Mt. Etna of eastern Sicily is an active volcano. In fact, it is the largest active volcano in all of Europe.Yes - Mount Etna is classed as active. It's last eruption was in 2014 - when a 'flank eruption' started. A flank eruption means that lava flowed out from the side of eh cone - instead of the main vent at the summit.
taal volcano is ACTIVE
A dormant volcano is one that is just sleeping and it is possible to erupt again. An extinct volcano will never erupt again.
a active volcano
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An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant. An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is having an eruption... A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again.