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
Because the lightning strike is so hot it melts the sand and cools and turns into glass
At the direct spot of the strike probably charred, but going outwards probably just like normal sand.
13000 people have died from lightning in a 100 year and it is acally the copllor red
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.
Quartz (SiO2), the main mineral in silica sand, has a melting temperature of 4,200 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2,300 degrees C.
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.
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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.
Yes sand can turn into glass
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!!
No. I have actually had a few horses that have been struck by lightning, and all were dead.
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
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.
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.
The tempest can turn back time by simply sprinkleing gold sand over an hour glass .
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.