Comparing Cylinder and Cone Volumes

Comparing Cylinder and Cone Volumes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

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The video tutorial explains how a cone can be enclosed within a cylinder of the same height. It demonstrates the process of creating a cylinder from a rectangle and compares the volumes of the cone and the cylinder. The cylinder is found to hold three times the volume of the cone.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main question posed in the first section of the video?

How to measure the height of a cylinder.

How to construct a cone from a cylinder.

How much more volume does the cylinder hold compared to the cone.

How to calculate the surface area of a cone.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the height of the strip used to create the cylinder?

7.5 units

12 degrees

15 units

9.5 units

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of cutting a strip in the second section?

To calculate the volume of the cone.

To create a cylinder that fits the cone.

To find the surface area of the cylinder.

To measure the diameter of the cone.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the volume of the cylinder compare to the volume of the cone?

The cylinder holds three times the volume of the cone.

The cylinder holds half the volume of the cone.

The cylinder holds twice the volume of the cone.

The cylinder holds the same volume as the cone.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final conclusion about the cylinder's capacity compared to the cone?

The cylinder holds three times more than the cone.

The cylinder holds the same as the cone.

The cylinder holds twice as much as the cone.

The cylinder holds less than the cone.