There are more than ..... submerged, usually extinct, volcanoes in the world.

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

There are more than ____ submerged, usually extinct, volcanoes in the world.

A	200
B	1000
C	1500
D	2000

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -There were 75 confirmed eruptions at some point during 2000 from 67 different volcanoes; 39 of those were new eruptions that started during the year.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Global Volcanism Program does not see any evidence that volcanic activity is actually increasing. Data about eruptions has been compiled by the Smithsonian since 1968 in order to provide context for global volcanism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dormant → Dormant volcanoes are volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future. Examples of dormant volcanoes are Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa and Mount Fuji in Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are millions of inactive volcanoes in the world. The exact number of volcanoes has not ever been counted. The volcanoes in the ocean for example have never truly been enumerated. The vast majority of volcanoes on earth are extinct and only about 1, 500 of them have been active in the last 10, 000 years.

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