GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Extinct → Extinct volcanoes are those which have not erupted in human history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Volcanologists use that term as shorthand for “potentially active, ” so a “dormant” volcano is one that is not erupting now, but that is considered “active” because it could erupt in the future. Mount Hood is an active volcano that is currently dormant. Kīlauea is an active volcano that is currently erupting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inactive volcanoes are also called dormant or sleeping volcanoes. These volcanoes are expected to erupt again at some point, despite being dormant for thousands of years. Examples of inactive volcanoes are Mount Fuji and Mount Rainier.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Fagradals Mountain volcano in southwest Iceland had been dormant for 6, 000 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Volcano World A dormant volcano would then be one that hasn’t erupted in the past 10, 000 years, but which is expected to erupt again. An extinct volcano would be one that nobody expects to ever erupt again.