Active Volcanoes: are those volcanoes which erupt regularly or frequently e.g. Mt. Etna in Sicily and Stromboli of Italy, Mauna Loa.
Extinct volcanoes: are volcanoes which have not been active for considerable ** of time .There are no possibilities of future eruption in these volcanoes. These volcanoes are also called Sleeping or **** volcanoes. Narcondum, Vesuvius and Krakatoa are examples of extinct volcanoes.