2007-03-21 10:57:13 · 7 answers · asked by Coll 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Earth. loam,dry,excavated 1249kg/m3
Earth. moist,excavated 1442kg/m3
Earth. wet, excavated 1602kg/m3
Earth. dense 2002kg/m3
Earth. soft loose mud 1730kg/m3
Earth. packed 1522kg/m3
Earth. Fullers,raw 673kg/m3
better re-ask the question if it's clay, gravel or rubble.
2007-03-21 20:56:07 · answer #1 · answered by Simon D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what type of "earth" you were weighing. If it was basalt the mass is 3300 kg/m^3 while continental sediments are about 2400 kg/m^3 (I think that is right, at least). Let us use the second number. 2400 kg/m^3*9.81 m/s^2 is 23544 Newtons of weight. By rounding up that is 24 kilo-newtons of weight.
By the way, pay no attention to those other answers. The authors (not including the second one) do not understand the difference between "weight" and "mass". Weight is a force and must be measured in pounds (or some other English System measurement) or in newtons. Mass is a volume of matter and must be measured in grams (or some other Metric System measurement) or in slugs (English System).
2007-03-21 11:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A cubic meter of earth contains 100 * 100 * 100 cubic centimeters. That's one million cubic centimeters. If you are talking about earth as in "dirt" or soil, that material weighs about 2.5 grams or so per cubic centimeter, hence the weight of your cube would be 2.5 million grams, or 2,500 kilograms.
If you are talking about the Earth in general, it has a density of about 5.5 grams per cubic centimeter (average over the entire volume of the Earth. Therefore your cube would weigh 5.5 million grams, or 5,500 kilograms.
2007-03-21 11:52:43 · answer #3 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
roughly 1 to 1 1/2 tons dependant on moisture content
2007-03-21 11:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by murray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on several factors with composition, moisture content, and compaction being three main ones. More informatio is needed to answer the inquiry.
2007-03-21 12:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth used in civil engineering here weighs 1.5 to 1.7 ton/m³. But in general it will varies a lot.
2007-03-21 13:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by M.M.D.C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Difficult, as it largely depends on what you define as 'earth' and how compacted the material is.
As a VERY rough guide I would suggest 1cubic meter is about 1Ton.
2007-03-21 11:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by mal g 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋