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"One of the volcanoes on the Hawaiian islands just erupted and sent all kinds of rock and ash into the air! I just saw it on the news!", Fred spouted, running into the room. Everyone paid close attention to the television set as they changed it to the news channel. Liz, knowing that isn't true said, "Hawaii? I think not". How did Liz know the eruption never happened?
Hint
Hawaii has eruptions every day. The way Fred explained it is what is wrong.Answer
The type of volcano on Hawaii is a "Shield" volcano, and the volcano Fred explained is a "Composite" volcano.A shield volcano has slowly flowing lava with no ash spouting out. Every volcano on Hawaii is this way. On the other hand a composite volcano shoots out rock and ash, with a small amount of lava. A good example would be Mt. St. Helen's. If a composite volcano were to erupt it would not be on Hawaii.
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Hey tinman great and informative teaser!
This is exactly what we are learning about in science, so it was really easy for me!
Thank you Froggy and thank you sword. We were learning about it to so it was a piece of cake to make! (that rhymed)
I didn't get it, but at least I learned a new fact
IF IT "JUST" ERUPTED, HE COULDN'T HAVE READ IT IN THE NEWS. SO IT HAS TO BE FALSE.
I enjoyed this knowledgeable teaser. Great job Tinman!
Good and educational teaer Tinman!
Good teaser! I like to learn something new everyday and this was it!
I disagree with the teaser. A normal eruption in Hawaii probably wouldn't make the news, but a composite would. Mt. St. Helens is flowing lava right now, why can't a volcano in Hawaii go composite on us!
Very educational.I liked this one as well Tinman. Keep them coming!
Smek, its because any volcano in hawaii is a shield. Thats how hawaii was made. And a composite doesn't spew anywhere near that much lava. It'll spew the smallest amounts.
My uncle's a park service ranger and lives in Hawaii, and he's always telling us stories about how he manages to nearly die, going way past the "safety" lines, etc. He's an awesome story teller! Thanks for the teaser, it was fun to remember some of his stories along with it. **nostalgia**
Good teaser, though some room for more obvious answers. One of which being... "we live in Hawaii, so we would have heard, felt, and seen the eruption outside."
Yeah I got this one!! A Level Geography really comes in handy with teasers like this!!!!
Very informative. Great teaser.
I haven't erased the info I got on volcanoes yet, so this was easy for me.
aah...i thought that Hawaii had underwater volcanoes! great teaser, tho, learned sumthin new!!!
I never knew that, or at least I don't remember that fact about volcanoes, so I learned something new today (or relearned it.) Thanks metallicman.
NEVER TO OLD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW.THANKS
Imurray: 'Saw it on the news' is not the same as 'read the news'! I'm surprised at you; I thought you were more meticulous than that!! And welcome back!
And submitter, thanks for enlightening me; science has always been my worst subject; as you might be able to tell from my handle, I'm a language person.
And submitter, thanks for enlightening me; science has always been my worst subject; as you might be able to tell from my handle, I'm a language person.
Ditto slamherhard
Wow, I just learned something.
haha..that was easy.. good teaser
I did not get this answer This is more a science lesson that a teaser to me. I guess I learned
something. Thanx for posting anyway.
something. Thanx for posting anyway.
See, you CAN get smarter on this website!!!
obscure... deserves 4 in the hardness area..
hint gave it away good one though
I learned something today
I never knew that little snipit of information...but now I do, so thankyou.
This was something different. I know nothing about volcano's except they are full of hot air. Thanks for posting. I learned something new today.
Monday~
Monday~
Thankls tinman, even tho it was two years old, I still learned something I did not know. I thought a volcano was a volcano. Good job.
great teaser... i knew the volcanos in hawaii didnt erupt, but i didnt know they had a specific name for them... thanks for the enlightenment, i now can pretend to be smarter than my kids LOL!
I got it after reading the hint
I was in Hawaii when the volcano on the big island erupted. It spewed lava 1500 to 1600 feet into the air along with rock and debris, but really no ash.
The lava still flows, most of it through lava tubes (top crusted over) to the ocean creating acres of new land each year.
The lava still flows, most of it through lava tubes (top crusted over) to the ocean creating acres of new land each year.
I learned something new today, unfortunately I will probably forget it by tomorrow.
Nice one. I got it correct. A bit esoteric, but nice nonetheless!
Awesome teaser! Tricked me at first too.. Thanks for the great teaser... I haven't see many science teasers lately.
Volcanoes are like... you know what, that I don't think what I'm going to say is appropriate.
And we are supposed to know this why?
To me it was not a teaser, but an informative piece of information. more fitting for a science quiz. Sorry! For all those who say they learned something today, now what are you going to do with this info? Just my opinion to which I am entitled.
To me it was not a teaser, but an informative piece of information. more fitting for a science quiz. Sorry! For all those who say they learned something today, now what are you going to do with this info? Just my opinion to which I am entitled.
I did not know that. Verrrry interesting. hmmmm *slips off to work on my own teaser*.
Thanks for a good one, MetallicMan!
My thinking was the same as Babe's. I went "um, you either know this or you don't. Nothing to figure out." But I still enjoyed the answer.
I partially guessed this one, though I was unsure?
Thanks for the lesson in, 'Vulcanology'!
Thanks for the lesson in, 'Vulcanology'!
Didn't know that. Interesting. More of just a fact than a teaser, but sure.
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