20-Item Quiz on Geometric Solids

Geometric solids are 3-dimensional figures bounded by:

• flat surfaces only

• curved surfaces only

• flat OR curved surfaces

• none of the above

The Montessori materials used to study nets and surface area of geometric solids are:

• Geometric Solid Boxes 1 and 2

• Polydron sets

• Geoboards

• Tangrams

Solids that are bounded by flat surfaces are classified as:

• Rolling Family

• Sliding Family

• Mixed Family

• None of the above

Solids that are bounded by curved surfaces are classified as:

• Rolling Family

• Sliding Family

• Mixed Family

• None of the above

Solids that are bounded by both flat and curved surfaces are classified as:

• Rolling Family

• Sliding Family

• Mixed Family

• None of the above

A ball-shaped figure is called a:

• sphere

• cube

• pyramid

• cylinder

A solid figure whose plane sections are ellipses or circles is called an:

• ellipsoid

• ovoid

• cone

• prism

An egg-shaped figure is called an:

• ellipsoid

• ovoid

• cone

• prism

A solid with a square base and triangular sides is called a:

• square-based pyramid

• triangular-based pyramid

• square-based prism

• triangular-based prism

A solid with a rectangular base and rectangular sides is called a:

• rectangular-based pyramid

• triangular-based pyramid

• rectangular-based prism

• triangular-based prism