How long is a cubic yard?

Answer 1

The volume doesn't tell the dimensions. There are an infinite number of different

shapes and sizes that all have the same volume.

A cube whose length, width, and height are all 1 yard has a volume of 1 cubic yard.

But if you double one dimension and cut another one in half, the volume stays the same.

And all the time that you're doing that, someone can easily come along with a balloon,

a cylindrical soda bottle, or a goat-skin, that also has a volume of a cubic yard.

Answer 2

1 cubic yard is the amount of space inside an imaginary cube that's

1 yard long, 1 yard wide, and 1 yard high.

It's the same amount of space inside 27 one-foot cubes, 46,656 one-inch cubes,

or about 764,554,858 (almost 765 million!) little one-millimeter cubes.

Answer 3

Square yards is a measurement of area, cubic yard is a measurement of volume - they don't equal each other. A cubic yard is a cube which measures 3 feet on all sides, so it is 27 cubic feet. It's about three quarters of a cubic metre — 764 litres.

Answer 4

A yard is a single dimensional measurement, whereas a cubic foot is three dimensional. If you mean a yard in feet, 1 yard = 3 feet. If you mean the three-dimensional version, 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet.

Answer 5

A unit of volume equal to a cube one yard long on each side.

Answer 6

It is a volume equivalent to approx 0.765 cubic metres.

Answer 7

It depends how thinly the material is spread.

Answer 8

36" x 36" x 36"