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Clouds can weigh thousands of pounds due to their liquid water content. Often this content is measured in grams per cubic meter

(g/m3). Assume that a cumulus cloud occupies a volume of one cubic kilometer, and its liquid water content is 0.2 g/m3. (a) What is the volume of this cloud in cubic miles? (b) How much does the water in the cloud weigh in pounds?

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-Dominant- [34]2 years ago

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Answer:

a) 0.2399 mi³

b) 440.8 × 10³ Pounds

Explanation:

Given:

Volume of cumulus cloud, V = 1 km³

Liquid water content = 0.2 g/m³

Now,

a) 1 km = $\frac{\textup{1 miles}}{\textup{1.6093}}$

thus,

1 km³ = $(\frac{\textup{1 miles}}{\textup{1.6093}})^3$

1 km³ = 0.2399 mi³

Hence, volume of cloud in cubic miles is 0.2399 mi³

b)

Liquid water content = 0.2 g/m³

Now,

1 Km = 1000 m

thus,

1 km³ = 1000³ m³

Therefore,

Liquid water content in 1 Km³ of cloud = 0.2 g/m³ × 1000³ m³

= 200 × 10⁶ gram

or

= 200 × 10³ Kg

also,

1 kilogram = 2.204 pounds

Therefore,

200 × 10³ Kg = 200 × 10³ × 2.204 pounds = 440.8 × 10³ Pounds

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