What properties are size dependent and size independent?

The image shows a pendulum in simple harmonic motion the pendulum starts at a and swing to e

The star betelgeuse is about 600 light-years away. if it explodes tonight, a. we'll know because debris from the explosion will rain down on us from space.b. we'll know it immediately because it will be brighter than the full moon in the sky.c. we won't know about it until 600 years from now.d. none of the above.

In a good thermo flask the main cause of heat loss is