Cross Sections and Plane Rotations

Describe the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the base of the cone below.

• Triangle

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Trapezoid

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

What two-dimensional figure when rotated about the y-axis forms the three-dimensional figure below?

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

Describe the shape formed by the cross section parallel to the base of the prism below.

• rectangle

• pentagon

• hexagon

• octagon

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

Describe the three-dimensional shape that is created when the semicircle is rotated around the y-axis.

• circle

• cylinder

• sphere

• cone

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.3

For a right square pyramid, which shape could not be a cross section?

• Square

• Triangle

• Trapezoid

• Rectangle

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

Which of the following cross sections of an isosceles triangle being rotated about an axis of symmetry is not possible?

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

What shape will the horizontal cross-section of a sphere be?

• Dome
• Circle
• Ellipse
• Rectangle

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

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

• Dome
• Circle
• Pyramid
• Triangle

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

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

• Circle
• Triangle
• Rectangle
• Ellipse

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.3

Describe the cross section.

• triangle

• rectangle

• trapezoid

• square

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CCSS.7.G.A.3