Volume Area and Perimeter

What does perimeter mean?

• The amount of space inside a shape
• The distance around a shape
• The amount of space inside a shape divided by two
• Half the distance around a shape

What does area mean?

• The distance around a shape

• Half the distance around a shape

• The amount of space outside a shape

• The amount of space inside a shape

The amount of water a pool holds.

• Perimeter

• Area

• Volume

To calculate the amount of carpeting needed for your bedroom, which of the following should you find: 

• Area
• Perimeter
• Surface Area
• Volume

The distance around an object is called the 

• area
• perimeter
• volume

Bowen and Bryce help to build a sandbox. Their dad needs to know how much sand it will take to fill the sandbox.

• area

• perimeter

• volume

Jamie wants to place a tile border around her swimming pool. She needs to know how many tiles to purchase.

• area

• perimeter

• volume

Josh is buying a fish tank and will be responsible for buying the purified water needed to fill it.

• area

• perimeter

• volume

Lily's dog needs a new doghouse. Her dad asked her to measure the old one to see how much space it was taking up in their yard.

• area

• perimeter

• volume

Kasey is wondering how many pieces of paper would fit across the surface of her desk.

• area

• perimeter

• volume