Where Does Sand Come From?

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0:00:16 > 0:00:20# Where does sand come from?

0:00:22 > 0:00:25# When you're playing on the beach in the summer sun

0:00:25 > 0:00:29# Making sand castles till the day is done

0:00:29 > 0:00:32# Did you ever think Where did all of this come from?

0:00:32 > 0:00:36# Well, I'm going to tell you and this'll be fun

0:00:36 > 0:00:39# You see, the wind and rain help the grains get delivered

0:00:39 > 0:00:43# When it washed to the beaches down all the rivers

0:00:43 > 0:00:47# This was 5,000 years ago or so

0:00:47 > 0:00:50# A long time ago

0:00:50 > 0:00:55# Where does sand come from?

0:01:00 > 0:01:03# Everybody knows where you see sand the most

0:01:03 > 0:01:07# You get a little bit at lakes but loads on the coast

0:01:07 > 0:01:10# Cos erosion from the weather beats the rocks above

0:01:10 > 0:01:14# And the waves smash the shells to make the beaches we love

0:01:14 > 0:01:17# Desert sand is different cos there's no seaside

0:01:17 > 0:01:20# The lack of water makes the soil oh so dry

0:01:20 > 0:01:24# Soil and rocks get broken up and guess what's left behind

0:01:24 > 0:01:27- # It's sand - Oh, yes, it's sand

0:01:28 > 0:01:33# That's where sand comes from

0:01:36 > 0:01:40# There are beaches so unique I gotta speak about and teach you

0:01:40 > 0:01:43# Every beach is different with its own special features

0:01:43 > 0:01:46# Beaches in Bermuda are pink How terrific

0:01:46 > 0:01:50# Lava makes Hawaiian beaches black by the Pacific

0:01:50 > 0:01:53# Sand is super special and it's useful stuff

0:01:53 > 0:01:56# Like for sandpaper when you smooth down something rough

0:01:56 > 0:02:00# There is so much sand you couldn't count it if you tried

0:02:00 > 0:02:04# But there are not as many grains as there are stars in the sky

0:02:04 > 0:02:09# Stars are in the sky. #

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