Flashcards: Surface Area & Volume

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prisms

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3D solids named according to their base;

they are shapes made up of

line segments

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surface area

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the number of square units needed to cover all the surfaces of a figure

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volume

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the number of cubic units needed to fill a figure

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cube

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a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.

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rectangular prism

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A rectangular prism is a three-dimensional geometric shape with six faces, all of which are rectangles.

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triangular prism

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A triangular prism is a three-dimensional shape, made up of two triangular faces and three rectangular faces.

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square pyramid

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A square pyramid is a pyramid, in geometry, that has a square base and four lateral faces.

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rectangular pyramid

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A rectangular pyramid is a three-dimensional shape characterized by having a rectangular base and four triangular faces that meet at a point called the apex

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cross section

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when a 3D figure is sliced by a plane to show a 2D view