Cross Sections of Shapes

Cross Sections

By Coach Miller

​https://youtu.be/hlD_j3AtxGs

Multiple Choice

What is a cross section?

• A 2-D view of a 3-D shape

• A 2-D view of a 2-D shape

• A 3-D view of a 2-D shape

Multiple Choice

What shape will the horizontal (parallel) cross-section of a cone be?

• Dome
• Circle
• Pyramid
• Triangle

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What shape will the vertical (perpendicular) cross -section of a cylinder be?

• Circle
• Triangle
• Rectangle
• Ellipse

Multiple Choice

What shape will the vertical (perpendicular) cross-section of a cube be?

• Square
• Triangle
• Trapezoid
• Circle

Multiple Choice

A triangular prism is shown. What shape does this perpendicular-to-base cross section make?

• Rectangle

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

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A triangular prism is shown What shape does this cross section perpendicular to the base make?

• Rectangle
• Circle
• Triangle
• Square

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Describe the cross section of this triangular pyramid cut p

• triangle

• rectangle

• trapezoid

• square

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Describe the cross section of this cone

• circle
• oval
• semi-circle
• trapezoid

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What would result from slicing a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to the base?

• Circle
• Square
• Rectangle
• Triangle

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What would result from slicing a rectangular pyramid parallel to the base?

• Circle
• Square
• Rectangle
• Triangle

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A plane intersects a hexagonal prism. The plane is parallel to the base of the prism. Which two-dimensional figure is the cross section of the plane intersecting the prism?

• triangle

• trapezoid

• hexagon

• rectangle

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Which figure can have the same cross section as a sphere?

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Select the type of cross section formed when a triangular prism is cut perpendicular to its base.

• triangle

• rectangle

• pentagon

• trapezoid

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A solid is cut by a plane that is perpendicular to its base, forming a two-dimensional cross section in the shape of a rectangle. Which of the following solids could have resulted in that cross section?

• rectangular pyramid

• sphere

• right hexagonal prism

• right cone