Dormant and extinct volcano

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Dormant Volcano Extinct Volcano

1. Dormant volcanoes are the ones that have not erupted in a long time but may erupt in the future. Extinct volcanoes are the one that have not erupted in a long time and will never erupt in the future.

2. A dormant volcano has erupted before in the last 10,000 years. An extinct volcano has not erupted in the last 10,000 years.

3. Examples: Mt. Fujiyama and Mt. Vesuvius Examples: Mt. Kenya and Mt. Aconcagua

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Dormant Volcano	Extinct Volcano
1. Dormant volcanoes are the ones that have not erupted in a long time but may erupt in the future.	Extinct volcanoes are the one that have not erupted in a long time and will never erupt in the future.
2. A dormant volcano has erupted before in the last 10,000 years.	An extinct volcano has not erupted in the last 10,000 years.
3. Examples: Mt. Fujiyama and Mt. Vesuvius	Examples: Mt. Kenya and Mt. Aconcagua