Faces and Bases of Prisms

A prism has _______ base(s).

• 1

• 2

A pyramid has _______ base(s).

• 1

• 2

All of the faces on a pyramid that are NOT the base must be

• rectangles

• triangles

• squares

All of the faces on a prism that are NOT the base must be

• pentagons

• triangles

• rectangles

The base of a triangular prism is a

• square

• triangle

• rectangle

The base of a square pyramid is a

• square

• triangle

• hexagon

Pyramids and prisms are both belong to this category of shapes

• polygons

• parallelograms

• polyhedrons

A ________ will always have more rectangles than triangles on its surface.

• prism

• pyramid

A ________ will always have more triangles than rectangles on its surface.

• prism

• pyramid

Both prisms and pyramids are named for their

• vertices

• edges

• base(s)

• faces