sentence: Small objects have a large surface area compared to the volume.
sentences_before: The 'surface area to volume ratio' of an object is the relationship between two measurements. It is the ratio of Surface area to volume. It shows the comparison between the size of the outside of an object and the amount it can hold inside it.
sentences_after: This gives them a large ratio of surface to volume. Larger objects have small surface area compared to the volume so they have a small surface area to volume ratio.
concept_name: small object
headings: Surface area to volume ratio
categories: Mathematics