Is size a factor of mass? If not, then what is?

Answer 1

Density is more important here, and is the amount of mass per unit volume. A dense object can be physically smaller but contain more mass than a less dense object. That being said, two objects of the same size but having different densities will contain different amounts of mass, and hence have different weights.

Answer 2

size and mass have no relation, while size and mass both relate to density.

Size is a factor of volume. Mass is a measure of the quantity of matter. Density is the proportion of mass to volume.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The density of the material is probably the biggest factor in mass.

Answer 4

i could be wrong but I think that size is connected to the mass of an object. Mass is defined as the amount of matter an object has...so it makes sense that mass would be connected to size.

Answer 5

The magnetude of the mass is related to the volume . the ratio is called density.
However ;the area of the mass to the volume ratio does determine the amount of gravity pressure required to hold the mass into a lump.

Answer 6

A kilogram of water (10 liters) is much larger than a kilogram of gold, but 2 kilos of water are larger than one.

While size is ONE factor, the other factors are density and atomic weight of the molecules.

Answer 7

This is an elaborate joke right? We're supposed to rearrange E=mc^2 to show m=E/c^2 and so prove that size doesn't matter, it's the energy that's important?

Answer 8

sometimes...it depends on the object, like a balloon doesn't have a lot of mass but its kinda big