You need its mass and volume.
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Volume
It is the mass of the block divided by its volume.
A cuboid or a rectangular prism.
I just call it a box or brick or block
This will usually be the case for objects that have different shapes: even if they have the same volume, it is unlikely that they have the same surface area. As an example, calculate the volume and surface area of the following two rectangular block shapes: 1) A 2 x 2 x 2 rectangular block 2) A 1 x 1 x 8 rectangular block