Author Question: How could water be collected from the rooftops of the buildings in the main campus area? What will ... (Read 46 times)

Pea0909berry · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

How could water be collected from the rooftops of the buildings in the
main campus area? What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Following the directions below, calculate how much water could be
collected from the rooftops of the buildings on campus if the storm
produced . cm ( in) of rain. What will be an ideal response?

SomethingSomething · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Gutters, cisterns, storage tanks

Answer to Question 2

a. Convert centimeters to meters of rain ( cm = m).
2.5 cm 100 cm/m = 0.025 m
b. Calculate the volume of rain on the rooftops, in cubic meters. (Hint:Volume
= area of rooftops m calculated in question depth of
water m calculated in question a.)
1,300,000 m2 x 0.025 m = 32,500 m3
c. Convert the volume of water collected from the rooftops to gallons.
(Hint: Multiply your answer from question b by gal/m.)
32,500 m3 x 264 gal per m3 = 8,580,000 gal