The term used to refer to an inactive volcano is "dormant".
The other term to call an inactive volcano is "extinct volcano". But as the years pass by some of the extinct volcanoes may become active depending on the earth's core condition.
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There is an ancient inactive volcano under St. Edward's University in South Austin, TX.
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what are characteristics of inactive volcano
Active Volcano erupts from time to time while a inactive volcano hasn't erupted in a long while and may not erupt in the future again. But your never sure if a volcano is truly inactive or not!
An inactive volcano is one which has erupted in the past, but which is not expected to erupt again.
The are no active or inactive Volcano's in Britain.
The volcano was inactive.
False. A dormant volcano is not the same as an inactive volcano. A dormant volcano has not erupted in a long time but still has the potential to erupt again, while an inactive volcano is unlikely to erupt again.
An active volcano is one that could erupt anytime,but an inactive volcano means that it's kind of ''asleep''.So it will not erupt.
Dormant.