Understanding Non-Orientable Surfaces

Understanding Non-Orientable Surfaces

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the key difference between a cylinder and a Mobius strip?

A cylinder is orientable, while a Mobius strip is non-orientable.

A cylinder has a twist, while a Mobius strip does not.

A Mobius strip is a three-dimensional object, while a cylinder is two-dimensional.

A Mobius strip has two sides, while a cylinder has one.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you create a Mobius strip scarf without a seam?

By sewing a rectangular piece of fabric with a twist.

By knitting from the center and introducing a twist at the start.

By folding a piece of fabric in half and sewing the edges.

By cutting a strip of fabric and twisting it twice.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a theoretical way to create a three-dimensional non-orientable surface?

By folding a two-dimensional surface into a cylinder.

By lifting a cylinder into the fourth dimension and twisting it.

By twisting a Mobius strip into a sphere.

By sewing two Mobius strips together.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Klein bottle?

A non-orientable surface with no distinct inside or outside.

A two-dimensional non-orientable surface.

A surface with two distinct sides.

A three-dimensional orientable surface.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a Klein bottle different from a true representation?

It has two separate surfaces.

It is a two-dimensional model.

It is made of glass instead of plastic.

It has a physical hole where the neck enters the bottle.