Volume Vocabulary

Front

What is a unit square?

Back

A square with side lengths of 1 unit, used to measure the area of a plane figure.

Front

What is the base of a prism?

Back

One side of a prism, usually considered to be the side shown as the bottom of the prism.

Front

What is a plane figure?

Back

A two-dimensional figure, such as a circle, triangle, or rectangle.

Front

What is a square unit?

Back

The area of a unit square, used to measure area.

Front

What is a rectangular prism?

Back

A solid figure with six rectangular faces.

Front

What is volume?

Back

The amount of space occupied by a solid figure, measured in cubic units.

Front

What is a solid figure?

Back

A three-dimensional figure, such as a cube or cylinder.

Front

What is height in relation to a prism?

Back

The perpendicular distance from the base to the top of the prism.

Front

What is an edge?

Back

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

Front

What is a vertex?

Back

A point where two or more edges meet in a solid figure.