Volume Vocabulary

The volume of a unit cube

• Cubic unit

• Unit cube

• Unit square

• Rectangular prism

A cube with side lengths of 1 unit. It is said to have one cubic volume, and can be used to measure the volume of a solid figure.

• Cubic unit

• Unit cube

• Unit square

• Rectangular prism

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

• Cubic unit

• Unit cube

• Unit square

• Rectangular prism

A 2-dimensional figure such as circle, triangle or rectangle

• Plane figure

• Solid figure

• Base area

• Rectangular prism

A 3-dimensional figure

• Plane figure

• Solid figure

• Base Area

• Face

The bottom floor of a rectangular prism. Once found, can be multiplied by the height to find its volume

• Plane figure

• Solid figure

• Base Area

• Face

A solid figure with six rectangular faces

• Rectangular Prism

• Cubic Unit

• Rectangle

• Unit square

L x W x H or (Base area) x H

• Formula for Area of a Rectangular Prism/Cube

• Formula for Volume of a Rectangular Prism/Cube

• Formula for Perimeter of a Rectangular Prism/Cube

• Formula for Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism/Cube

The flat surface if a solid shape

• Plane figure

• Solid figure

• Base Area

• Face

The amount of space inside a solid figure. It is measured in cubic units such as cubic inches (in³)

• Perimeter

• Volume

• Base Area

• Area