Identifying 3-d Shapes Vocabulary

A 3-dimensional figure that encloses a space

• vertex
• solid
• base
• face

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.3

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

a solid whose faces are all polygons

• edge
• vertex
• face
• polyhedron

a line segment where 2 faces intersect

• edge
• vertex
• face
• polyhedron

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

a flat surface of a polyhedron

• edge
• vertex
• face
• polyhedron

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

a line segment where 2 faces intersect

• edge
• vertex
• face
• polyhedron

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

a point where 3 or more edges intersect

• edge
• vertex
• face
• polyhedron

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

a polyhedron that has two parallel, identical bases. The lateral faces are parallelograms.

• prism
• pyramid
• face
• polyhedron

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

a polyhedron that has one base. The literal faces are triangles.

• prism
• pyramid
• face
• polyhedron

The top or bottom of a polyhedron.

• prism
• pyramid
• face
• base

What is the difference between a pyramid and a prism?

• the prism has 2 bases
• the pyramid is taller
• the prism is smaller
• They are the same thing

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.3