Surface Area and Volume of Prisms and Pyramids

What is surface area?

• The number of vertices on a polyhedron.

• The sum of the areas of all the faces.

• The sum of all the edge lengths.

• The amount of space inside a polyhedron.

What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with a length of 5 cm, width of 3 cm, and height of 4 cm?

• 94 sq. cm

• 86 sq. cm

• 72 sq. cm

• 56 sq. cm

What is the formula for finding the volume of a prism?

• V = Bh

• V = Bh^2

• V = lwh

• V = lwh^2

What is the volume of a triangular prism with base a length of 6 cm, base width of 4 cm, and height of 8 cm?

• 72 cm³

• 96 cm³

• 48 cm³

• 64 cm³

What is the surface area of a square pyramid with a base side length of 10 cm and slant height of 12 cm?

• 240 sq. cm

• 420 sq. cm

• 560 sq. cm

• 340 sq. cm

What is the formula for finding the volume of a pyramid?

• (1/4) * base area * height

• (1/3) * base area * height

• base area * height / 3

• (2/3) * base area * height

What is the volume of a triangular pyramid with a base length of 5 cm, base width of 3 cm, and height of 6 cm?

• 30 cu. cm

• 10 cu. cm

• 15 cu. cm

• 18 cu. cm

What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with a length of 8 cm, width of 6 cm, and height of 10 cm?

• 420 sq. cm

• 280 sq. cm

• 376 sq. cm

• 560 sq. cm

What is the volume of a square pyramid with a base side length of 12 cm and a height of 9 cm?

• 432 cu. cm

• 324 cu. cm

• 216 cu. cm

• 108 cu. cm

The figures to the left have...

• the same volume, but different surface areas.

• different volumes, but the same surface area.

• the same volume and surface area.

• different volumes and surface areas.