Representations of Three Dimensional Figures

Two- and Three-Dimensional

Figures

Picture Vocabulary

Geometry and measurement

3.6AB

Attributes

Characteristics used to describe something

Figure

An illustration, diagram, or representation

Polygon

A closed figure with at least three straight sides

Quadrilateral

A four-sided figure

Square

A two-dimensional figure with four equal sides

and four right angles

Rectangle

A four-sided figure with four right angles in which

opposite sides are equal in length and parallel

Triangle

A two-dimensional figure with three sides

Hexagon

A two-dimensional figure with six sides and six

vertices

Trapezoid

A two-dimensional figure that has four sides
with one set of opposite sides being parallel

Rhombus

A four-sided figure with four equal sides and opposite

angles that are equal

Pentagon

A figure with five sides and five vertices

Parallelogram

A four-sided figure that has two sets of parallel

sides

Congruent

Exactly the same shape and size

Triangular Prism

A three-dimensional figure with two triangular

faces and three rectangular faces

Rectangular Prism

A three-dimensional solid made up of only

rectangular faces

Cone

A three-dimensional figure that has one vertex

and a circular base

Sphere

Three-dimensional, round figure with no edges

or vertices; looks like a ball

Cube

A three-dimensional solid with six square faces

Cylinder

A three-dimensional solid with two equal-sized

circular bases and no vertices

Dimensions

Measurements of an object, such as length,

height, and width

Face

A flat surface of a solid object

Edge

Where two faces meet on a three-dimensional

object

Vertex

The point where two edges meet

Two-Dimensional Figures

Flat shapes with only two dimensions, such as

length and width

Three-Dimensional Figures

Solids with length, height, and width that take

up space

Apex

The highest point of a pyramid or cone

Match

Match the following terms to the correct definition.

• Attribute

• Figure

• Polygon

• Quadrilateral

• Congruent

Characteristics used to describe something

An illustration, diagram, or representation

A closed figure with at least three straight sides

A four-sided figure

Exactly the same shape and size

• Characteristics used to describe something

• An illustration, diagram, or representation

• A closed figure with at least three straight sides

• A four-sided figure

• Exactly the same shape and size

Match

Match the following terms to the correct definition.

• Dimensions

• Face

• Edge

• Vertex

• Apex

Measurements of an object, such as length, height, and width

A flat surface of a solid object

Where two faces meet on a three-dimensional object

The point where two edges meet

The highest point of a pyramid or cone

• Measurements of an object, such as length, height, and width

• A flat surface of a solid object

• Where two faces meet on a three-dimensional object

• The point where two edges meet

• The highest point of a pyramid or cone

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