Volume Vocabulary

The volume of a unit cube. Also describes how we measure volume.

• square unit

• cubic unit

• cube

• square

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CCSS.5.MD.C.4

CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

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

• plane figure

• solid figure

• area

• volume

A three-dimensional figure, such as a prism or pyramid

• plane figure

• solid figure

• area

• volume

A square with side lengths of 1 unit. It has one square unit of area, and can be used to measure the area of a plane figure.

• unit cube

• unit square

• area

• volume

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5A

The amount of space inside a solid figure.

• volume

• area

• length

• height

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CCSS.5.MD.C.4

CCSS.5.MD.C.3

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.MD.C.6

The amount of space inside a closed two-dimensional figure.

• area

• volume

• length

• width

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5

CCSS.3.MD.C.6

A flat surface of a solid shape.

• face

• edge

• vertex

• length

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

A solid figure with six rectangular faces.

• rectangular prism

• cube

• cylinder

• pyramid

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

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

• base (of a prism)

• height

• edge

• vertex

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

A mathematical relationship that is expressed in the form of an equation. For example, A = l ⋅ w

• formula

• substitute

• solve

• volume

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3