Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Explained

What is the definition of volume in the context of geometry?

• The surface area of a solid

• The amount of space contained by a solid

• The length of edges of a solid

• The perimeter of the base of a solid

Which units are used to measure volume?

• Cubic units

• Circular units

• Linear units

• Square units

How do you calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?

• Base area times height

• Length divided by width and height

• Length times width times height

• Length plus width plus height

What is the formula for the volume of any prism?

• Length times width

• Area of the base times the height

• Width times the height

• Height divided by the area of the base

How do you find the area of the base in a triangular prism?

• Base times height

• One half base times height

• Base plus height

• One third base times height

What is the correct approach to calculate the volume of a pentagonal prism?

• One-half apothem times perimeter times height

• Perimeter times apothem

• Base area times height

• Length times width times height

What is the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 7.25 cm and height of 18 cm, rounded to the nearest tenth?

• 2000.5 cubic cm

• 1500.0 cubic cm

• 3141.6 cubic cm

• 2972.3 cubic cm

What formula is used to calculate the volume of a cylinder?

• Pi times radius squared times height

• Circumference times height

• Pi times diameter squared

• Radius times height

How many times larger is the volume of cylinder B compared to cylinder A?

• 3.0 times

• 1.5 times

• 2.5 times

• 2.0 times

What is the total volume of a composite solid consisting of a prism and a half-cylinder?

• 960 + 120 pi cubic units

• 120 pi cubic units

• 1080 cubic units

• 960 cubic units