Surface Area and Volume Vocabulary

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Length

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Distance from one end to the other; how long something is.

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Height

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The measurement from top to bottom.

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Surface Area

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The total area of the surface of a three-dimensional object measured in square units.

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Volume

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Amount of space occupied by an object.

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Rectangular Prism

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A prism with two identical, rectangular bases.

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Cylinder

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A three-dimensional shape with two parallel circular bases connected by a curved surface.

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Radius

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The distance from the center of a sphere to any point on its surface.

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Diameter

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A straight line passing through the center of a circle to touch both sides of the circumference.

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Pi

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The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, approximately 3.14.

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Formula

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A mathematical rule written using symbols, usually as an equation describing a certain relationship between quantities.