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Characteristics and Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the surface area of this figure?
a)
3000 cm 2
b)
164 cm 2
c)
236 cm 2
d)
328 cm 2
2.

If the area of this cube is 150m2 then each side of the cube is what length?

a)

12.25m

b)

6.25m

c)

25m

d)

5m

3.
What is the total surface area of the triangular prism shown? 
a)
468 in2
b)
540 in2
c)
576 in2
d)
700 in2
4.

What is surface area?

a)

Inside of the object

b)

the sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the surface of the object.

c)

Some random math concept that Mr. Simpson talks about

d)

Surface area is what you get when you boil unicorn tears.

5.

What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism net?

a)

120

b)

158

c)

240

d)

1728

6.

What is the surface area of this triangular prism net?

a)

76

b)

48

c)

36

d)

20

7.
Which example requires you to find the surface area?
a)
Finding out how much water will fill a cylinder
b)
Finding out how much wrapping paper is needed to cover a present
c)
Finding the amount a container can hold
d)
Finding out how much wood is needed to build a fence in your back yard.
8.
How do you find the AREA of a RECTANGLE ?
a)
You can not find the area of a triangle
b)
Length X Height divided by 2
c)
Length X Width
d)
Height X Width 
9.
How many faces does this shape have?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
9
d)
5
10.
How do you find the AREA of a TRIANGLE?
a)
Height x Base divided by 4
b)
Length x Width
c)
1/3 (Length x width)
d)
1/2 (Base x height)
11.
How many faces does this prism have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
12.

Find the lateral surface area of the prism.

Don't forget to divide the diameter by 2 to get the radius.

a)

100.53 square inches

b)

351.86 square inches

c)

251.33 square inches

d)

50.27 square inches

13.
Find the lateral surface area of the cylinder.
a)
471.24 square centimeters
b)
157.08 square centimeters
c)
314.16 square centimeters
d)
296.72 square centimeters
14.
What is the formula for area of a circle?
a)
A = pi x D
b)
A = 2pi x r
c)
A = pi x r2
d)
A = pi x D2
15.
What is the radius of this circle?
a)
12
b)
6
c)
24
16.
What is the area of this circle?
a)
163.2
b)
15.3
c)
124.2
d)
113.1
17.
What is the area of this circle?
a)
1385.44
b)
2142.12
c)
5541.77
d)
1289.12
18.
What is the diameter?
a)
8
b)
16
c)
10
d)
4
19.
What is the circumference?
a)
48
b)
96
c)
24
d)
18
20.
What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 10 meters?
a)
5 meters
b)
15.7 meters
c)
3.14 meters
d)
31.4 meters
21.

How many vertices does a pyramid have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

22.
The arrow is pointing to a ________.
a)
Edge
b)
Vertice
c)
Face
23.
The arrow is pointing to a ________.
a)
Edge
b)
Vertice
c)
Face
24.
What is this shape?
a)
cone
b)
cube
c)
pyramid
d)
sphere
25.
What shape is this?
a)
Cone
b)
Cylinder
c)
Cube
d)
Sphere
26.

How many vertices are in a hexagon?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

27.

5 faces, 8 edges, 5 vertices

a)
b)
c)
28.

What shape is this?

a)

Cone

b)

Rectangular Prism

c)

Cube

d)

Pyramid

29.
What is the name of this polyhedron?
a)
pyramid
b)
cube
c)
cylinder
d)
prism
30.

The flat surface of a 3D shape is called:

a)

vertex

b)

face

c)

edge

d)

street

31.

Guess the polyhedron. I have 6 flat faces. Some are rectangles. I have 12 edges and 8 vertices.

a)

Rectangular prism/cuboid

b)

cube

c)

Triangular pyramid

d)

Square pyramid

32.

What is the main difference between Prisms and Pyramids?

a)

A prism has 2 bases and a pyramid has 1 base.

b)

A prism has to have all 90 degree sides and a pyramid doesn't

c)

A prism must have a least one curved line and a pyramid doesn't

d)

A prism must be 3-d but a pyramid shouldn't

33.

Name the Polyhedron

a)

Cube

b)

Rectangular Prism

c)

Triangular Prism

d)

Triangular Pyramid

34.

Name the Polyhedron

a)

Cube

b)

Rectangular Prism

c)

Triangular Prism

d)

Triangular Pyramid