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An article detailing different terms relating to volcanoes and volcanic eruptions.

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There is no consensus among volcanologists on how to define an "active" volcano. The lifespan of a volcano can vary from months to several million years, making such a distinction sometimes meaningless when compared to the lifespans of humans or even civilizations. For example, many of Earth's volcanoes have erupted dozens of times in the past few thousand years but are not currently showing signs of eruption. Given the long lifespan of such volcanoes, they are very active. By human lifespans, however, they are not.

Domain: Natural environment; Category: Volcano

Não existe consenso entre os vulcanologistas sobre como definir um vulcão "ativo". A vida útil de um vulcão pode variar de meses a milhões de anos, fazendo tal distinção às vezes insignificante quando comparado com a expectativa de vida dos seres humanos ou até mesmo civilizações. Por exemplo, muitos da terra ' s vulcões irromperam dezenas de vezes nos últimos milhares de anos mas actualmente não mostram sinais de erupção. Dada a longa vida útil de tais vulcões, eles são muito ativos. Pela expectativa de vida humana, no entanto, eles não são.

Domain: Natural environment; Category: Volcano

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