Cross Section of a Solid

What shape will the vertical cross-section of a cube be?

• Square

• Triangle

• Trapezoid

• Circle

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

• Dome

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Rectangle

What cross sections might you see when a plane intersects a cone that you would not see when a plane intersects a pyramid or a prism?

• circle

• trapezoid

• rectangle

• trapezoid

Select the 2D object that can be rotated to form the 3D object shown.

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Which 3-D solid is created when the rectangle is rotated about the horizontal line?

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The cross-section of a 3D figure is shaped like a circle. Which could NOT have been the 3D figure?

• Sphere

• Pyramid

• Cylinder

• Cone

William is drawing pictures of cross sections of the right circular cone above.

Which drawing can not be a cross section of a cone?

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A triangular prism, shown above, is sliced vertically. Which of the following describes the shape of the cross section of the prism?

• square

• triangle

• rectangle

• trapezoid

Describe the cross section.

• circle

• oval

• semi-circle

• trapezoid

Describe the cross section.

• rectangle

• square

• parallelogram

• circle