How can I find the sand on the beach, that has turned to glass, by lightning?
2007-04-07 03:19:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Go out after a thunderstorm with lots of cloud to ground lightning and look for it.
There are lightning sensors across the US that record every ground lightning strike. The data includes approximate GPS coordinates and the magnitude of the strike (ex. 20,000 amps). Below is a link to a company that captures this data and provides it to utilities, insurance companies and others.
http://www.uspln.com/index2.html
Downed power lines can also turn sandy soil into glass.
2007-04-07 03:22:57 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frosted glass is glass which has been rendered opaque through a process which roughens or obscures the clear surface of the class. Sandblasting is a general term used to describe the act of propelling very fine bits of material at high-velocity to clean or etch a surface. Sand is the most commonly used material, but any small, relatively uniform particles will work. Sandblasting can use anything from synthetic beads to bits of coconut shell.
2016-04-01 02:03:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes... you may find it in some times ......this is because the composition of glass is mainly sand and other components may also be present in sand........when any kind of high temperature strikes the sand .....it may possibly change to glass.....so it is possible to find glass in sand after a lightning..u just find out the necessary information to expect a lightning from a nearby weather forecast centre
2007-04-07 03:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by nijas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Such items are called fulgurites. The highest part of the beach would be most apt to have them, of course. Look for root or tube shaped formations buried slightly or not buried at all. Some golf courses (those with many sand traps) are good places to look, as well. While you're at it, see if you can find any of my golf balls.
2007-04-07 04:44:52 · answer #4 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alas, Wild winds, thundering noises, clanging and banging. The glass has shattered.
Behold, the sand on the beach has returned, to all its glory.
2007-04-07 03:28:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a beach where there was recently a thunder storm.
2007-04-07 03:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by ..Queens of the Led Fighters.. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By looking for it
2007-04-07 03:23:47 · answer #7 · answered by bprice215 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like diamonds go look for it
2007-04-07 03:24:16 · answer #8 · answered by RayM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more likely by lava than by lightening.
2007-04-07 04:48:57 · answer #9 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by looking for it....and only if you are very lucky
2007-04-07 03:23:08 · answer #10 · answered by champagne0684 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋