2006-09-18 13:51:49 · 8 answers · asked by Jae09 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
They don't really compare, but it's not always true either!
Take a cube with sides of length 1.
The surface area is 6 (for the six sides.) The volume is 1.
2006-09-18 13:56:14 · answer #1 · answered by J G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as the name states, SURFACE area only covers the surface of the object. Volume covers what is inside the object.
2006-09-18 18:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by Sherman81 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
volume measures the amount of open space an object takes up, while surface area is a 2-dimensional measurement of the amount of the object that is visible.
2006-09-18 13:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by valmikey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not. first of all, they are measured in different units, eg. cm squared and cm cubed. second of all, an objects surface area can be numerically greater than its volume, eg. a cube 1 cm on each side has a surface area of 6cm squared and a volume of 1 cm cubed.
2006-09-18 14:03:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surface area is measured in 2 dimensions while volume is measured in 3 dimensions...
Here is a site to help you visualize the problem ...
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/SurfaceAreaAndVolume/
2006-09-18 13:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not if the height (or any one dimension) is a decimal. For example the surface area of a piece of paper is numerically much higher than its volume. It's in a different unit though so they are not really comparable.
2006-09-18 13:55:07 · answer #6 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Surface area and volume are not the same thing.
[The person who voted thumbs down gets low grades in physics. Area and volume are simply not the same thing.]
[[Maybe 'cause you made a miscalculation.]]
[[[Try letting the third dimension be less than one. What happens?]]]
2006-09-18 13:55:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
surface area is 2D , volume is 3D ,
2006-09-18 13:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋