Intro to 3D Figures & Nets Warmup

3D figures are made up of the following parts:

• line segment that joins to faces

• base

• flat surface of 3D figure

• edge

• corner where the edges meet

• face

• a special face, names the shape

• vertex

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

d

c

b

a

vertex

base

edge

face

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

d

c

b

a

base

edge

face

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

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• Rectangular Prism

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• Triangular Pyramid

• 
• Triangular Prism

• 
• Cube

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Match the following net to its correct 3D figure:

• Triangular Prism

• 
• Square Pyramid

• 
• Cube

• 
• Triangular Pyramid

• 
• Rectangular Prism

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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.