How Much Water Is In Snow Experiment Page 2

How Much Water is in this Snow?

Adapted from a

National Park Service

activity

Name: ________________________________

Don’t forget to record units!

1. Mass of empty sample container __________

2. Mass of sample container with snow _________

3. Mass of just the snow (Line 1 – Line 2) _________

4. Volume of sample container (get the volume from your teacher OR calculate it yourself with the

formula your teacher provides)

5. Calculate Snow Density (Line 3 (Mass)

Line 4 (Volume)) ____________________________

6. Calculate the percentage of water in your snow sample (Line 5 x100) _____________%

7. Compare your answer for snow density to the class results. Did every sample have the same snow

density? Why or why not? Where in the snowpack does the snow seem to be densest: top, middle,

or bottom? Why?

8. Snow water equivalent (SWE) is calculated by multiplying snow density by the depth of snow

covering an area. Why would this measurement be helpful in Manitoba?

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