7.G.3 REVIEW

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What is a cross section?

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A cross section is the shape that is exposed when a solid is cut through by a plane.

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What shape is the cross section of a cylinder?

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Circle

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What shape is formed when a square pyramid is cut by a plane through the top vertex?

Back

Triangle

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True or false: Cross sections of 3D shapes are always two-dimensional.

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True

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What is the most specific name of the resulting 2-dimensional cross-section if a figure is cut by a plane parallel to its base?

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Square

Front

What is the cross section of a triangular prism when cut parallel to the base?

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Triangle

Front

What is the cross section of a rectangular prism when cut perpendicular to the base?

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Rectangle

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What shape is formed when a cone is cut by a plane parallel to its base?

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Circle

Front

What is the cross section of a sphere?

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Circle (or disk, depending on the cut location).

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What is the cross section of a square when cut by a plane parallel to one of its sides?

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Rectangle