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Taka Posted 21 years ago
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00 According to my book, 'surface area' means 'area of body surface'. Is this really so? I mean, if it's so, the larger our size is, the larger the surface should be. But it says it's small at our laige size. If it were 'at our weight' instead of 'at our large size', I would have no trouble understanding the sentence. 02 br
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00 Maybe this is not a question of English, but could somebody help me, please? 0-
00 We were prisoners of the sense we have about the world because of our size, and rarely recognize how different the world must appear to small animals. Since our 11 b 10 relative surface area 12 b 10 is so small 11 b 10 at our large size 12 b 10 , we are ruled by the forces of gravity acting upon our weight. 12 blockquote12 br
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00 According to my book, 'surface area' means 'area of body surface'. Is this really so? I mean, if it's so, the larger our size is, the larger the surface should be. But it says it's small at our laige size. If it were 'at our weight' instead of 'at our large size', I would have no trouble understanding the sentence. 02 br
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00 Maybe this is not a question of English, but could somebody help me, please? 0-
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0 this is my point of view - Relative surface area means that In the whole world we are something small but in contrast to small animals we are at large size ! 0-
- 0 this is my point of view - Relative surface area means that In the whole world we are something small but in contrast to small animals we are at large size !
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0 this is my point of view - Relative surface area means that In the whole world we are something small but in contrast to small animals we are at large size ! 0-
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0 The quote is correct. Larger animals have less surface area compared to their mass. 02 br
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00 Imagine an animal that is a cube with all sides measuring 1cm. The mass is 1 cubic centimetre and the surface area is 6 square centimeters (1 sq cm each side). 02 br
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00 Now double the size of the animal so that it is 1cm high, 1cm wide, but 2cm long...th
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00 Imagine an animal that is a cube with all sides measuring 1cm. The mass is 1 cubic centimetre and the surface area is 6 square centimeters (1 sq cm each side). 02 br
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00 Now double the size of the animal so that it is 1cm high, 1cm wide, but 2cm long...th
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0 This author defines the term "the relative surface"(=rs) as rs=S/V. Here S=body surface, V=body volume. 02 br
00 If one supposes the body is a sphere of a radius R, S=***^2, and V=4/***^3. That is, rs=3/R. The larger the radius (=size), the smaller the relative surface is. 02 br
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00 There are two kinds of force acting on any body existing on the globe. One is t
00 If one supposes the body is a sphere of a radius R, S=***^2, and V=4/***^3. That is, rs=3/R. The larger the radius (=size), the smaller the relative surface is. 02 br
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00 There are two kinds of force acting on any body existing on the globe. One is t
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0 Thank you, people! 02 br
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00 nona, your explanation is very easy to follow! I like that! 0-
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00 nona, your explanation is very easy to follow! I like that! 0-
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