Cross Sections

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

• circle

• Dome

• square

• triangle

What would be the horizontal cross section of a cube?

• square

• circle

• rectangle

• dome

What is a cross section?

• A 2-D view of a 3-D shape

• A 2-D view of a 2-D shape

• A 3-D view of a 2-D shape

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

• Dome
• Circle
• Pyramid
• Triangle

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

• Circle
• Triangle
• Rectangle
• Ellipse

A triangular prism is shown. What shape does this perpendicular-to-base cross section make?

• Rectangle

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

A triangular prism is shown What shape does this cross section perpendicular to the base make?

• Rectangle
• Circle
• Triangle
• Square

What would result from slicing a rectangular pyramid parallel to the base?

• Circle
• Square
• Rectangle
• Triangle

Which figure can have the same cross section as a sphere?

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If you slice a shape parallel to the base, what will the cross section be the shape of?

• face

• base

• stretched base