What does lightning do to sand?

No, lightning is not attracted to sand blasting dust.

It forms a crystal structure called a Fulgurite if the temperatures are high enough. They are very fragile structures and it is difficult to collect without them crumbling.

Sand that has been melted by lightning is called fulgurite.

the lightning heats up the sand causing the silica in the sand to melt causing natural glass these 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!!

Because the lightning strike is so hot it melts the sand and cools and turns into glass

Yes, if lightning strikes sand (as on a beach), the intense heat of the lightning strike can fuse the sand into glass.

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If lightning strikes sand, glass is formed.

The subject is bolt. Of lightning is a prepositional phrase that supplements the subject, can melt is the verb, and sand is the direct object.

A fulgorite, a knobbly, uneven rod of fused sand may form when lightning strikes sand.

It is possible that the sand may fuse together into larger conglomerations of sand, or rough glass.

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Natural glass.

== == Yes. Lightning is a source of high voltage, high energy electrical impulse which can start fires, destroy rock, kill people and yes, even melt sand.

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It would depend on who owns the sand

When lightning strikes sand it create what is called a folgerite

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The energy of a lightning bolt striking in sand can heat the sand and fuse it into simple glass. The glass forms as tubes called fulgurites (thunderbolt rock) and the material is called lechatelierite.

How the....? Sand plus lightning makes glass. I don't know if thats the only way, but I know it does.

Yes it does. The sand is formed into a substance called fulgurite by the heat of the lightning. Below is a link to a company that sells several examples. http://www.sciencemall-usa.com/fulgurites2.html

It turns into a rock called fulgurite (fused quartz). When sand is struck by lightning, the silica in the sand melts and fuses, forming a glass tube called fulgurite. Fulgurite is generally rare, but can be found all over the world. The fulgurite can be a variety of different colors depending on the mineral content of the sand. (see related link)

lightning originates from electric particles in the sky that cicrulate around in the thunder cloud, then hit the ground. sometimes, lighting can create a 'statue' in the sand on beaches in the sand because it melts the sand together. Lighting can originate from the ground to a cloud, from a cloud to the ground or cloud to cloud.

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.

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At the direct spot of the strike probably charred, but going outwards probably just like normal sand.

Sand can be melted by bringing its temperature to over 4,000 degrees F. With controlled cooling, the molten sand will turn into a glass. Sand can also be glassified by lightning strike, nuclear explosion, or meteor impact.

Fulgurites are objects of natural glass that are formed in certain instances when lightning strikes and fuses rock or silica sand. Technically, fulgerites are a form of igneous rock, but they are not referred to as 'lightning balls'. Ball lightning is a completely different and controversial topic.

Fulgurites are objects of natural glass that are formed in certain instances when lightning strikes and fuses rock or silica sand. Technically, fulgerites are a form of igneous rock.

If lightning strikes a sand bed, it will form a fused tube in the sand, known as Fulgurite. This form is not confined to surface conditions, tubes are found up to 15m below the surface, and Fulgurite tubes may be up to a few cm in dia.

The temperature of lightning (the air heated by it) can be around 30,000 degrees centigrade or 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit; that's about five times as hot as the surface of the Sun. The rapid heating of the atmosphere causes the explosive expansion of the superheated air, creating a shock wave that is heard as thunder. When lightning strikes sand, it can melt the surrounding grains into glass (vitrification), leaving hollow glass veins (called fulgurites or 'petrified…

Fulgurites are formed when lightning strikes sand and a fused glass crystaline shape is formed. The earth was making this natural glass long before man controlled fire.

O3 - Ozone is left in the air in the vicinity of the strike. If the lightning strikes solid stone and other hard materials it can leave a black or white char mark. If it strikes sand it can produce glass.

Sand is an insulator. The illustration below relies on the conductivity of water in the sand. Sand is silica dioxide, a form of glass, which is an insulator.

Thunder glass is a type of glass created by nature. It is created by lightning striking something like quartzose in soil or sand.

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.

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Quartz Sandstone The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica (from the Latin silex), is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO2. It has been known for its hardness since antiquity. Silica is most commonly found in nature as sand or quartz, as well as in the cell walls of diatoms. Glass typically comprises around 75% silica. QUARTZ SANDSTONE Two of the many raw materials of glass is: limestone and sand Sand…

The byproducts are: - thunder - ash (trees hit) - fulgurites (strands of sand glass) - ozone - Buckminsterfullerenes : minute quantities of the fullerenes, in the form of C60, C70, C76, C82 and C84 molecules, are produced in nature, hidden in soot and formed by lightning discharges in the atmosphere

A fulgurite (note spelling) forms when a powerful lightning bolt melts sand to form a material similar to glass & often resembles the shape of corals. this is from wikipedia

Melt it. Sand is highly variable in its composition but most will melt between 500 and 1000C, with the individual grains fusing together into glass. Fulgurites are a type of natural glass formed by lightning strikes on sand. Obsidian is another natural glass produced by volcanoes.

The earliest glass, formed when lightning struck a beach, was made of sand which was melted by the lightning. Today's glass is also made of sand, which is mixed with soda ash and lime to reduce costs. http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/how-is-glass-made The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and glass cups, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica (SiO2) plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives.

There are 4 elements in the Avatar world: Air. Water - Sub-element: Ice. Earth - Sub-element: Sand, Metal. & Fire - Sub-element: Lightning.

The glass is known as Lechatelierite which forms a hollow tube known as a Fulgurite. For more information, please see the related links.

Lightning is an extremely large electrical static discharge that raises the local temperature to around 54,000 degrees F (30,000 C). This is hot enough to fuse sand into glass, let alone ignite ordinary flammable fuels such as trees and houses made of wood. A single "dry lightning" storm could start several hundred fires, most of which naturally burn themselves out quietly. yes

Cloud-to-ground lightning Ground-to-cloud lightning Cloud-to-cloud lightning Dry lightning Rocket lightning Positive lightning Ball lightning Upper-atmospheric lightning

There are several types of lightning: Cloud-to-ground lightning which includes bead lightning, ribbon lightning, Ssaccato lightning and forked lightning Ground-to-cloud lightning Cloud-to-cloud lightning which includes sheet lightning and heat lightning Dry lightning Rocket lightning Positive lightning Ball lightning Upper-atmospheric lightning with exotic names like sprites, Bbue jets and elves and there is more but i cant remember, go to wikipedia

There are different types of lightning depending on how the lightning reflects off the clouds. There is normal lightning, sheet lightning, heat lightning, ball lightning, red sprite lightning, and blue jet lightning.

The kinds of lightning include: bolt of lightning chain lightning forked lightning heat lightning sheet lighting thunderbolt