The answer depends upon the material to which you are referring too. A cubic yard of compressed cotton is obviously going to weigh less than a cubic yard of steel.
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No where near 1 ton.
how many tons of rock are in a yard?
None, since there can be no conversion.A ton is a measure of mass. A cubic yard is a measure of volume. The two measure different things and, according to basic principles of dimensional analysis, conversion from one to the other is not valid.
2.2 Tons
Insufficient data to answer, a cubic yard is a measure of volume (3feet x 3feet x 3feet); whereas a ton is a measure of mass/weight (2000 pounds). Different materials have different weights. A "yard" of feathers will weigh a lot less than a "yard" of mud. A cubic yard in shiping is counted as a ton.