Naming 3D Shapes

3D Shape Vocabulary

Polygon

A closed shape with 3 or more straight line segments.

A geometric figure that has length, width, and height.

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​Solid Figure

The flat surface or bottom of solid figures.

Base

The flat surface of a figure.

Face

The place were two faces meet.

Edge

A corner where three or more edges meet.

Vertex

​flat

curved

cylinder

sphere

cone

NOT

​polygons

cube

triangular prism

rectangles

squares

rectangles

Cubes

rectangular prism

rectangular prism

polygons

faces

edges

vertices

apex

triangular

apex/vertex

triangular faces

base that is a polygon

triangular

pyramid

pyramid

square

Time to Review!

Match

Match the following vocabulary terms with the correct defintion.

• side

• vertex

• angle

• right angle

• parallel lines

the lines surrounding the figure

the place where two sides meet and form an angle

a figure that if formed when two rays have the same endpoint

forms a square corner

lines that never cross each other

• the lines surrounding the figure

• the place where two sides meet and form an angle

• a figure that if formed when two rays have the same endpoint

• forms a square corner

• lines that never cross each other

Match

Match the following vocabulary terms with the correct defintion.

• face

• edge

• vertex

• base

the flat surface of a figure

the place were two faces meet

a corner where three or more edges meet

the flat surface or bottom of solid figures

• the flat surface of a figure

• the place were two faces meet

• a corner where three or more edges meet

• the flat surface or bottom of solid figures

Multiple Choice

Which of the following polygons is. a quadrilateral?

Multiple Choice

How many sides does a trapezoid have?

• 3

• 4

• 7

• 8