Three Dimensional Figures Faces Edges Bases

What do you call a face of a solid figure on which the altitude can be drawn? This is usually the surface where the solid stands on.

• base

• vertex

• edge

• side

This is the term given to a three-dimensional figure whose six faces are all identical squares.

• pyramid

• cube

• prism

• cone

Each of the six faces of a solid figure is either a rectangle or a square. Which of the following could be the shape of the solid figure described in the previous sentence?

• triangular prism

• rectangular pyramid

• triangular pyramid

• rectangular prism

A boy studied a square pyramid. He saw that the face at the bottom is a square and all the other faces on its body are triangles that meet at a point. What do you call this point where the triangular faces of the pyramid meet?

• peak

• apex

• cusp

• head

Mina attended a christening party. She was one of the godmothers and brought a set of building blocks for the baby as a present. What kind of solid figure was her present?

• rectangular prism

• square pyramid

• cube

• triangular prism

Jake is preparing for school. His mother prepared him cereal for breakfast. He was asked by his mother what kind of solid figure a cereal box is. What do you think should his answer be?

• rectangular prism

• triangular prism

• square pyramid

• cube

What kind of solid figure has two circular bases and one curved face?

• cone

• cylinder

• sphere

• cube

Which of the following solid figures has a circular base and a single vertex?

• cylinder

• sphere

• cone

• cube

If the vertex of a cone is directly above of the center of its base, then the cone is said to be a/an ______.

• cylinder

• pyramid

• oblique cone

• right cone

A new family moved in to an old house in a subdivision. To give the house a refreshing look, they bought a can of paint and painted the house light blue. What kind of solid figure is the can of paint and how many flat faces does it have?

• cylinder; one flat face

• cylinder; two flat faces

• cone; one flat face

• cone; two flat faces