This photo has been taken at a seaglass beach in Hawai'i. How is the sea glass formed?

from lava droplets that fall to the sea during land volcano explosions
in deepwater volcano explosions
during lightning strikes
from garbage
Sea glass beaches are created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline. Sea glass begins as normal shards of broken glass that are then persistently tumbled and ground until the sharp edges are rounded.
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from lava droplets that fall to the sea during land volcano explosions
in deepwater volcano explosions
during lightning strikes
from garbage
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