Surface Area and Volume Vocab

Front

Height of a lateral face for a pyramid or cone.

Back

Slant Height

Front

Points in space equidistant from a point.

Back

Sphere

Front

Solid figure with polygon-shaped faces.

Back

Polyhedron

Front

Surfaces of a polyhedron that are not bases.

Back

Lateral Face

Front

Area of all faces of a 3D solid.

Back

Surface Area

Front

Perpendicular distance from base to base (or base to vertex).

Back

Altitude

Front

Point where three edges of a 3D shape meet.

Back

Vertex

Front

Length of the altitude.

Back

Height

Front

Polyhedron with two parallel congruent bases.

Back

Prism

Front

3D shape with a circular base and vertex.

Back

Cone