Names of 3D Shapes, Vertices

The corners or points on a 3D shape are called...

• outlines

• cylinder

• lines

• vertices

How many faces does a cube have?

• 1

• 6

• 2

• 3

What 3D shape looks like a ball?

• Sphere

• Cylinder

• Cone

• Cube

What shape is this?

• Cone

• Cylinder

• Cube

• Sphere

How many vertices in this shape?

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 12

• A.12

• B.9

• C. 6

• D. 8

Imagine you are designing a 3D model of a pyramid for a virtual reality game. How many vertices does this pyramid have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Answer explanation

A pyramid has a square base with 4 vertices and 1 vertex at the apex, totaling 5 vertices. Therefore, the correct answer is 5.

How many vertices in this shape?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

How many vertices?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Number of Vertices?

• 12

• 15

• 6

• 8