Surface Area & Volume Vocab

Front

Base: The surface a solid object stands on, or the bottom line of a shape like a triangle or rectangle.

Back

The surface a solid object stands on, or the bottom line of a shape such as a triangle or rectangle.

Front

Face: The individual flat surface of a solid object.

Back

The individual flat surface of a solid object.

Front

Edge

Back

The line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet.

Front

Vertices

Back

The intersection point of two sides of a polygon or three edges of a figure.

Front

Cube

Back

A solid with six equal square faces.

Front

Rectangular Prism

Back

Solid shape: 6 faces (4 rectangles, 2 squares), 8 vertices, 12 edges.

Front

Triangular Prism

Back

A prism with a triangular base.

Front

Square Pyramid

Back

A 3D shape with a square base, 4 triangular faces, and one vertex at the top.

Front

Triangular Pyramid

Back

3D shape with a triangle base, 4 triangular faces, and 1 vertex.

Front

Surface Area

Back

Sum of all areas of faces/surfaces enclosing a solid.