I'm working on a science project for school and I can't remember the difference between a cubic yard and a square yard.
2007-04-09 17:59:48 · 15 answers · asked by Manda 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A square yard is a surface area 1 yard by 1 yard. A cubic yard is a volume, 1 yard by 1 yard by 1 yard.
2007-04-09 18:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by rscanner 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A cubic yard is 3-dimensional, while a square yard is 2-dimensional. You can draw a square on a piece of paper with four lines. If each line were one yard long, that would be a square yard. If you had to put a really big present for someone in a box, and each edge of the box were one yard, the box would be a cubic yard.
2007-04-09 18:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by Irene F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sq Yards To Cubic Yards
2016-11-07 10:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A square yard is a measure of an area (1 yard x 1 yard) like a square on a field, whereas a cubic yard is a measure of a volume (1 yard x 1 yard x 1 yard), like a box.
2007-04-09 18:04:03 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yards measure length, and square yards measure area. You determine the number of square yards by measuring the number of yards in one direction by the number of yards in the other direction. For example, if you have an rectangular area that is 2 yards by 3 yards, the area is 6 square yards.
2016-05-21 04:26:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A square yard is a measure of area, length times width; a cubic yard is a measure of volume, length times width times height.
2007-04-09 18:16:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cubic yard is a measure of volume. e.g a cube shape container with sides 1yard each will have a volume of 1 cubic yard.
square yard is a measure of area, a square tile with 1 yard of each sides will have an area of 1 square yard.
2007-04-09 18:05:06 · answer #7 · answered by t y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cubic yard is a unit of volume
e.g: 1 yard x 1 yard x 1 yard= cu yard
sq yard is a unit of area
e.g: 1 yard x 1 yard= sq yard
2007-04-09 18:10:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cubic yard is a square hat is 3ft long on each side, a square yard is a yard squared
2007-04-09 18:02:35 · answer #9 · answered by DollyDagger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cubic has volume , think of any cube . . .
A square one is flat , just like a sheet of paper, that is 3 feet on each side.
2007-04-09 18:09:23 · answer #10 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋