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Say there is a large, irregular shaped pond. This pond has been found to evaporate approximately 1mm of water per day. How do I calculate the volume of water being lost daily?
Extra info: there is a rock in the pond that has become exposed due to the decreasing water level.
Say there is a large, irregular shaped pond. This pond has been found to evaporate approximately 1mm of water per day. How do I calculate the volume of water being lost daily?
Extra info: there is a rock in the pond that has become exposed due to the decreasing water level.
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You would need to calculate the surface area of the pond in square meters (not cubic meters!), then multiply it by the 1 mm of evaporation per day. For every square meter of pond surface area, you are losing 1,000,000 cubic millimeters of water every day (1000 x 1000 x 1 mm), assuming the pond has vertical walls.
For example, if the pond had an area of 1000 square meters, then the amount of water being lost every day due to evaporation is 1 billion cubic millimeters. Volume is usually measured in cubic centimeters, cubic meters, or liters, and it is easy to convert back and forth in the metric system. 1 billion cubic millimeters is the same as 1 million cc or 1000 liters.
Bottom line - there is not enough information to answer your question.
For example, if the pond had an area of 1000 square meters, then the amount of water being lost every day due to evaporation is 1 billion cubic millimeters. Volume is usually measured in cubic centimeters, cubic meters, or liters, and it is easy to convert back and forth in the metric system. 1 billion cubic millimeters is the same as 1 million cc or 1000 liters.
Bottom line - there is not enough information to answer your question.
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Find the cubic feet of the pond.
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