Intro to 3D Figures & Nets Warmup

3D figures are made up of the following parts:

• a special face, names the shape

• vertex

• corner where the edges meet

• face

• flat surface of 3D figure

• edge

• line segment that joins to faces

• base

Use the following terminology to label the various parts the rectangular prism.

d

c

b

a

face

base

edge

vertex

Use the following terminology to label the various parts the triangular pyramid.

d

c

b

a

face

edge

base

vertex

Select the hotspot to be able to identify the parallel base to the pink highlighted base in the cube.

Match the following 3D figure with its name:

• Square Pyramid

• 
• Triangular Pyramid

• 
• Triangular Prism

• 
• Cube

• 
• Rectangular Prism

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Match the following net to its correct 3D figure:

• Cube

• 
• Triangular Prism

• 
• Triangular Pyramid

• 
• Rectangular Prism

• 
• Square Pyramid

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What is the difference between a prism and a pyramid? Choose all that apply:

• A prism has rectangular faces, a pyramid has triangular faces that come to a vertex.

• A prism has two bases, a pyramid has one base.

• A prism has 8 vertexes, a pyramid has 1.

Answer explanation

A prism has rectangular faces, a pyramid has triangular faces that come to a vertex. A prism has two bases, a pyramid has one base.