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Answered 2016-08-08 02:00:30
I would just call it "lightning striking sand".
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Answered 2016-08-08 02:23:19
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.
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When lightning strikes sand it create what is called a folgerite
If lightning strikes sand, glass is formed.
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!!
A fulgorite, a knobbly, uneven rod of fused sand may form when lightning strikes sand.
Yes, if lightning strikes sand (as on a beach), the intense heat of the lightning strike can fuse the sand into glass.
13000 people have died from lightning in a 100 year and it is acally the copllor red
thunder cannot be prevented thunder forms after lightning strikes when lightning strikes it opens up a hole in the air called channels after lightning strikes air collapsed back in causing soundwaves that we here called thunder
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.
It's called in-cloud or cloud-to-cloud lightning.
Sand that has been melted by lightning is called fulgurite.
when lightning strikes it opens up a bit of air called channel after lightning strikes air collapsed back in and create soundwaves called thunder
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.
Yeah, a plane will crash if lightning strikes it.
Everything Is vulnerable to damage from lightning strikes
Lightning Strikes Again was created in 2007.
Florida has the highest rate of lightning strikes.
The duration of Before the Lightning Strikes is 1.6 hours.
Africa gets the most lightning strikes.
Lightning Strikes Twice was created in 1989-09.
when lightning strikes it opens up a hole in the air called channel then after lightning strike air collapsed back in creating soundwaves called thunder
Electronics would not affect the way lightning strikes.
Before the Lightning Strikes was created on 1959-10-04.
Lightning strikes about 100 times per second.
About 3,000 fires a year are started by lightning strikes.
Trees, tall buildings, large clearings. Lightning strikes the tallest point.
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