Solid Figures & Nets

Solid Figures & Nets

How are solid figures classified?

What is a Polyhedron?

A 3-Dimensional figure made of flat, polygon-shaped surfaces called faces.

The line segment where 2 faces intersect is called an edge.

The point where several edges meet is called a vertex.

How many faces does the polyhedron in this picture have?

6 around the outside + 2 on each end = 8 total faces.

How many edges? How many vertices?

Edges: 6 on the top, 6 on the bottom, 6 in the middle = 18 total.

Vertices: 6 on the top and 6 on the bottom = 12 total.

Prisms

-A prism is a polyhedron with two congruent, parallel, polygon-shaped bases.

-A prism is named by the shape of its bases.

-The other faces are parallelograms.

Pyramids

-A pyramid is a polyhedron that has 1 base.

-A pyramid is named by the shape of its base.

-Triangular faces join the edges of the base to a point outside the base, which is called a vertex.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a polyhedron?

• Cylinder

• Prism

• Cube

• Pyramid

Multiple Choice

A triangular pyramid has 4 vertices and 4 faces. How many edges does it have?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 9

Multiple Choice

Which figure is a triangular prism?

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this polyhedron?

• Hexagonal Prism

• Pentagonal Prism

• Rectangular Pyramid

• Hexagonal Pyramid

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