Intro to 3D Figures & Nets Warmup

3D figures are made up of the following parts:

• corner where the edges meet

• base

• line segment that joins to faces

• edge

• a special face, names the shape

• vertex

• flat surface of 3D figure

• face

Use the following terminology to label the various parts the rectangular prism.

d

c

b

a

edge

face

base

vertex

Use the following terminology to label the various parts the triangular pyramid.

d

c

b

a

base

edge

face

vertex

Select the hotspot to be able to identify the parallel base to the pink highlighted base in the cube.

Match the following 3D figure with its name:

• Triangular Pyramid

• 
• Square Pyramid

• 
• Rectangular Prism

• 
• Cube

• 
• Triangular Prism

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Match the following net to its correct 3D figure:

• Square Pyramid

• 
• Rectangular Prism

• 
• Triangular Prism

• 
• Triangular Pyramid

• 
• Cube

• 

What is the difference between a prism and a pyramid? Choose all that apply:

• A prism has rectangular faces, a pyramid has triangular faces that come to a vertex.

• A prism has two bases, a pyramid has one base.

• A prism has 8 vertexes, a pyramid has 1.

Answer explanation

A prism has rectangular faces, a pyramid has triangular faces that come to a vertex. A prism has two bases, a pyramid has one base.