What is the volume of an object?
Q: What is the volume of an object?
A: The volume of an object is a measure of the amount of space occupied by that object.
Q: Can volume be confused with mass?
A: No, the volume of an object is not to be confused with mass.
Q: Can a mountain and a rock have the same volume?
A: No, the volume of a mountain is much larger than the volume of a rock, for instance.
Q: What does the word volume imply by convention?
A: The word volume implies a three-dimensional context where the length is the longest distance between the object's extremities, the width refers to the size of the object in a direction perpendicular to its length, and the height stands for the size of that object in the direction perpendicular to both the length and the width.
Q: What does height or depth often refer to for objects near the Earth's surface?
A: For objects at or near the Earth's surface, height or depth often refers to the dimension of the object along the local vertical.
Q: Do all physical objects occupy a volume?
A: Yes, all physical objects occupy a volume, even if some are so thin that they appear to be two-dimensional, like a sheet of paper.
Q: What does the text say about the volume of an object in the audio field?
A: The text does not mention the volume of an object in the audio field, but suggests that for this meaning, the term "loudness" should be used.
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