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The density of snow is variable. Wet snow or firn has a density which is almost 10 times that of freshly fallen flakes. Depending on its densit, a cubic yard of snow could weigh between 6700 poundals and 53800 poundals.
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Does the earth weigh more after it snows?
No..Snow is frozen moisture, which means it was present as water before it became snow, so no change in weight is possible.
What is the weight of one cubic foot of snow?
It depends on what the soil contains. It may contain sand or gravel. It may contain water. It may contain little or much organic material. It may be highly or loosely compacted. On the average, however, the density of ideal topsoil is about 1.25 grams per cubic centimeter, or about 78 pounds per cubic foot.
Can there be snow in space?
Snow comes from clouds bearing the gaseous form of whatever the snow consists of. On Earth, the clouds bear moisture and the snow consists of frozen water. On the average, the flakes fall in a preferential direction because of the gravitational acceleration of the planet in proximity to which this is all happening. In space ... without clouds, gas, moisture, water, or a whole lot of gravity ... snow doesn't stand a chance.
How much does a snow leopord weigh?
60-120 pounds. Big males can be 170 pounds.
How do snow storms form in the Appalachian Mountains or the Rocky Mountains Where do these storms get their moisture?
they get there moisture from the clouds and the storms form by lots of heavy snow
Does the earth weigh more after it snows?
No..Snow is frozen moisture, which means it was present as water before it became snow, so no change in weight is possible.
What is the weight of one cubic foot of snow?
It depends on what the soil contains. It may contain sand or gravel. It may contain water. It may contain little or much organic material. It may be highly or loosely compacted. On the average, however, the density of ideal topsoil is about 1.25 grams per cubic centimeter, or about 78 pounds per cubic foot.
How much does a cubic foot of snow weigh melted?
Melted snow is water. Water, because it is a liquid, is hard to weigh as you normally only weigh solids. Liquids would have to be measured litres or gallons. So the answer to that question would depend on how much snow had actually melted- eg. 12% ice and 78 % is water and 10% is debris caught in the snow as it fell
How much does a snow fox weigh?
Average Male: 7.7lb or 3.5kg Average Female: 6.4lb or 2.9kg
How much oxygen is in one cubic foot of snow?
Snow is not uniform for density so you would have to weigh the cubic foot you are interested in. Each pound or kilogram would be composed of 1/9 hydrogen and 8/9 oxygen (by mass) since the molecular weight of water is 18, the atomic weight of hydrogen is 1 and the atomic weight of oxygen is 16. Based on 1 cubic foot of snow being about 10% the weight of a cubic foot of water, it would weigh approximately 6.25 pounds and contain about 5.56 pounds of oxygen.
How much does a inch snow weigh?
It depends on how much you have!! One shovelful of snow, for example, weighs less than the amount of snow on your driveway. I suspect what you are really asking is not how much snow weighs but how much it weighs per cubit foot or cubic yard. Weight per unit volume is called density. But even that is tricky with respect to snow. The density of snow varies greatly. Lightly packed powder weighs very little per cubic foot, whereas slushy, wet snow can weigh over 62 pounds per cubic foot -- about the density of water.
How much water is in one cubic foot of snow?
18 cups, 4.5 quarts. A good average to figuring out snow to water ratio is 12-1. So there 1/12 of a cubic foot of snow will be the volume of water. An ounce is 1 inch sq. 12x12 is 144 cubic inches of water. 144 divided by 8 ounces to a cup is 18 cups. There fore 4.5 quarts.
Can there be snow in space?
Snow comes from clouds bearing the gaseous form of whatever the snow consists of. On Earth, the clouds bear moisture and the snow consists of frozen water. On the average, the flakes fall in a preferential direction because of the gravitational acceleration of the planet in proximity to which this is all happening. In space ... without clouds, gas, moisture, water, or a whole lot of gravity ... snow doesn't stand a chance.
How much does a snow leopord weigh?
60-120 pounds. Big males can be 170 pounds.
How do snow storms form in the Appalachian Mountains or the Rocky Mountains Where do these storms get their moisture?
they get there moisture from the clouds and the storms form by lots of heavy snow
Where is snow always falling?
Nowhere on earth. Snow is part of a cycle of building up moisture and then releasing it. So as it snows, the moisture content drops.
How does a layer of snow stop young plants dying in frost?
the layer of snow act like a shelter for plants. snow is a good insulator. the frost freezes the moisture in a plant cell, which make them dye, so the layer of snow can which provide them moisture, like an insulator. this is also the same as igloo.
