Quartz sand (SiO2) has a crystalline structure. If quartz sand is put through a melting process, then the bonds that made the original crystalline structure separate and when the bonds reform an amorphous solid called glass (SiO2) is manufactured.
It is common frequently in nature from the energy of lightning and meteors. Also artificially created as a result of nuclear explosions for instance. I checked Google.
Oceanic currents, waves, and wind erode rocks that are slowly pulverized over millions of years to create sand.
With intense heat and a choice of added chemicals to clear the melted mass.
Yes, sand is formed from crystalline substances.
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Yes sand can turn into glass
Kinda-sorta. Finely crushed glass will behave pretty much like sand. You won't get the same color though.
Yes. People make glass by applying fire to sand.
the lightning heats up the sand causing the silica in the sand to melt causing natural glassthese are called "fulgurites". and yes, this is awesome.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgurite____________What happens in the above answer occurs when HEAT strikes sand, not lightning (although lightning has extreme heat, this is not the correct answer). Sand is considered "ground" if you are touching sand during a thunderstorm you are grounded.(: Hey!!
Not exactly. Sand contains silica which is one of the most abundant compounds on earth. The sand is melted down and molded into glass. One notable difference, though is that in sand the silica is crystalline while in glass it is amorphous.
Yes sand can turn into glass
There are different kinds of sand which produce different kinds of glass when melted, but sand can certainly produce a green glass when melted by lightning.
Kinda-sorta. Finely crushed glass will behave pretty much like sand. You won't get the same color though.
Kinda-sorta. Finely crushed glass will behave pretty much like sand. You won't get the same color though.
With a high concentration of heat and pressure The common glass in window also contains about 75% silica
Glass is made out of sand Glass is made of sand.
Sand and Glass
yes glass is made out of sand
Beach sand or glass that is crushed like sand.
glass is made from sand
Quartz (SiO2), the main mineral in silica sand, has a melting temperature of 4,200 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2,300 degrees C.
Glass is made when sand is heated to such a high temperature that it's as hot as an erupting volcano. Not that I've actually tested this but the glass would most likely turn into liquid glass.