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What is sand also known as?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

sand is obtain from the break down of rocks,when rocks are made,the activities of the rain,sun,heat,and human effort on it,makes it loose some of it's particles,which accumulated over the years to form sand,so sand can also be called ROCK

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