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  • Volcano Terminology: Understanding Different Types of Volcanic Features
    A volcano is simply called a volcano.

    There are some other terms you might hear:

    * Volcanic cone: This refers to the cone-shaped structure built up by volcanic eruptions.

    * Volcanic mountain: This refers to a mountain formed by volcanic activity.

    * Active volcano: A volcano that has erupted in the past 10,000 years and is likely to erupt again.

    * Dormant volcano: A volcano that has not erupted in a long time but could erupt in the future.

    * Extinct volcano: A volcano that is unlikely to erupt again.

    So, when someone says "volcano," they are referring to a mountain or hill formed by the accumulation of lava, ash, and rock fragments ejected from a vent in the Earth's crust.

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