Every year aprox a million billion (1 followed by 15 zero's) of snow falls on the planet earth. About how much does one (1) cubic foot (1foot x 1foot x 1 foot) of that snow weigh?
2007-01-24 09:21:33 · 6 answers · asked by chris_shaver 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
About 1/12 that of a similar volume of water. (I don't know what they weighs - with water I only go with metric now, it's easier)
2007-01-24 09:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are 7.48 gallons per cubic foot of water at standard conitions and it would weigh approx. 62.4 pounds. For fairly wet snow, where 1" of rain equaled 5" of snow, you would have an equivalent of 2.4" of water in 12" of snow for approx. 12.5 pounds. For very light snow, 1" of water would be approx 12" snow, then weight would be 62.4/12 = 5.2 pounds.
However, whenever I am shoveling snow, I always seem to get down to the slush which is probably close to the same weight as water (at least it seems that way)
2007-01-24 09:44:28 · answer #2 · answered by bkc99xx 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Round off apx 10 lb for each cubic feet would be 14000 lbs. For freshly failin snow. And 30/cf for compacted =42000.
2016-05-24 05:21:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dry snow is much lighter than wet snow figgure that theres about 8.5 # per gal. 3.5 gal/cu ft (all water) your answer lies in the middle simply explained by lifting with a snow shovel at the right times
2007-01-24 09:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by robert r 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think it would depend on how much moisture is in that cubic foot.
There is the powdery fluffy stuff, then there's moist packing stuff & any combination of thereof.
2007-01-24 09:37:59 · answer #5 · answered by Lucy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TOO MUCH !!! oooooh my aching back
2015-09-19 15:42:11 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋