PA vocabulary Surface Area and Volume

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Base of a cone

Back

The circular base opposite the vertex (apex)

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Area

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The measurement attribute that describes the number of square units a figure or region covers

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Circumference

Back

The perimeter of a circle

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Bases of a triangular prism

Back

The two congruent, opposite, and parallel faces shaped like triangles

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Bases of a cylinder

Back

The two congruent, opposite circular bases

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Edge

Back

Where the two faces meet on a three-dimensional figure

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Face

Back

A flat surface of a three-dimensional figure

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Height of a cone

Back

The length of a perpendicular line segment from the vertex of the cone to the base

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Height of a cylinder

Back

The length of a line segment that is perpendicular to both circular bases

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Height of a rectangular prism

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The length of a side that is perpendicular to both rectangular bases