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Volume of Prisms

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

What is the formula to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?

a)

length + width + height

b)

length * width * height

c)

length x width x height

d)

length / width / height

2.

How does the volume of a rectangular prism change if its dimensions are doubled?

a)

The volume of the rectangular prism remains the same.

b)

The volume of the rectangular prism increases by a factor of 4.

c)

The volume of the rectangular prism decreases by a factor of 2.

d)

The volume of the rectangular prism increases by a factor of 8.

3.

If you have a rectangular prism with a volume of 60 cubic units and you use three such prisms to approximate a pyramid, what is the inferred volume of the pyramid?

a)

180 cubic units

b)

60 cubic units

c)

30 cubic units

d)

20 cubic units

4.

After exploring with rectangular prisms, what formula do you derive for the volume of a pyramid with a rectangular base?

a)

V=bh

b)

V=1/2 bh

c)

V=1/3 bh

d)

1/4 bh

5.

What observation about the volume of a pyramid compared to the volume of a rectangular prism helps in deriving the formula for the pyramid's volume?

a)

A pyramid's volume is equal to the volume of the prism.

b)

A pyramid's volume is half the volume of the prism.

c)

A pyramid's volume is one-third the volume of the prism.

d)

A pyramid's volume is twice the volume of the prism.