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Surface Area of Pyramids

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

Draw and label the slant height of the pyramid below.

2.

Select which image below correctly displays the net of a rectangular pyramid.

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Find the total surface area of the pyramid. Round to the nearest tenth.

a)

204.6 mi2204.6\ mi^2  

b)

184.8 mi2184.8\ mi^2  

c)

179.3 mi2179.3\ mi^2  

d)

213.5 mi2213.5\ mi^2  

4.

Draw and label the center height of the pyramid below.

5.

This pyramid's base is in the shape of a (a)   .

6.

Find the total surface area of the given pyramid. Round to the nearest tenth.

a)

34.7 in234.7\ in^2  

b)

22.8 in222.8\ in^2  

c)

17.9 in217.9\ in^2  

d)

9.4 in29.4\ in^2  

7.

Select the situations that require the use of surface area.

a)

Amount of water a pool can hold.

b)

Material needed to fill a pillow

c)

Amount of tile needed to cover a bathroom floor.

d)

Painting the outside of a house.

8.

How many sides (faces) make up a triangular pyramid?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

9.

What shape makes up the sides (faces) of pyramids?

a)

Circle

b)

Square

c)

Rectangle

d)

Triangle

10.

Draw the net of a triangular pyramid.

11.

To find the lateral surface area, you must...

a)

find the area of all the sides of the pyramid, except the base, then add them together.

b)

find the area of all the sides of the pyramid, including the base, then add them together.

c)

find the area of the base only.

12.

Find the lateral surface area of the given pyramid.

a)

90 cm290\ cm^2  

b)

65 cm265\ cm^2  

c)

32.5 cm232.5\ cm^2  

d)

48.75 cm248.75\ cm^2  

13.

Find the lateral surface area of the given pyramid. Round to the nearest tenth.

a)

32.25 cm232.25\ cm^2  

b)

43.2 cm243.2\ cm^2  

c)

29.4 cm229.4\ cm^2  

d)

39.2 cm239.2\ cm^2  

14.

Which of the following triangles has an area of 26.4?26.4?  

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is the area of the given rectangle?

a)

17 yd217\ yd^2  

b)

72 yd272\ yd^2  

c)

36 yd236\ yd^2  

d)

34 yd234\ yd^2  

16.

After practicing finding the surface area, I rate my level of confidence as...

a)

Great! I can do this independently.

b)

Okay. I can do this with a little help.

c)

Not great. I am lost and need help getting started.

17.

One question I still have about surface area is...

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