Explain what area is | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Fill in the blank: ___ is the measurement of a flat surface. It measures a 2D space.

Answer explanation

Area is the measurement of a flat surface. It measures a 2D space.

Which of these shapes is most commonly used for measuring the area of a flat surface?

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Answer explanation

A square is a useful shape when considering and measuring area.

Which of these images have an area that can be measured?

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Answer explanation

All of these 2D shapes have a measurable area.

Which 2D shape appears on all six of the faces of this brick and has measurable area? ___

Answer explanation

Each of the six surfaces on the brick is flat and rectangular. Rectangles are a 2D shape and therefore have a measurable area.

Complete the sentence: The shape has an area of just over ___ square units.

Answer explanation

You were able to give the correct number of full square units in this shape.

Square units are being used to measure the area of this shape. How many complete square units can be seen in the image?

Answer explanation

You were able to give the correct number of full square units in this shape.