Volume of Prisms

How is a rectangular prism different from a rectangle?

• A rectangular prism has 5 sides while a rectangle has 4

• A rectangular prism is 3D & a rectangle is 2D

• The area is measured cm³ while a rectangle is cm²

• it contains no right angles while a rectangle contains four

Every prism has two congruent bases. In other words...

• the bases are the same size and shape

• the bases are parallelograms

• the bases can be measured with a rule

• the bases' interior angles add up to 180 degrees

If one side of a cube measures x cm, what is the volume of the cube?

• x³

• x²

• 3x

• 2x

A cube has a volume of 64 cm³. What is the length of one side?

• 36 cm

• 21.3 cm

• 8 cm

• 4 cm

A rectangular prism's length is 4 cm, the width is 6 cm & the height is 3 cm. What is its volume?

• 13 cm³

• 72 cm³

• 64 cm³

• 36 cm³

A triangular prism has a base of 5 cm & a height of 8 cm. It is 7 cm tall. What is its volume?

• 280 cm³

• 210 cm³

• 140 cm³

• 70 cm³

A rectangular prism has a volume of 320 cm³ & a height of 8 cm. What is the area of its base?

• 4 cm²

• 40 cm²

• 2 cm²

• 20 cm²

A rectangular prism has a volume of 220 cm3 and a height of 5 cm. Its bases sides may measure?

• 11 cm and 4 cm

• 6 cm and 8 cm

• 12 cm and 3 cm

• 14 cm and 5 cm

A pentagonal prism has a base area of 50 cm² and a volume of 3000 cm³. What is its height?

• 6 cm

• 60 cm

• 600 cm

• 66.66 cm

Which of the following objects is a prism?

• A

• B

• C

• D