Geometry Volume Vocabulary

Used to measure volume.  Tells the number of cubes of a given size it will take to fill a 3-D figure.

• Prism

• Volume

• Cubic Units

• Base

A three-dimensional figure that encloses a space.

Flat, two-dimensional object.

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

A polyhedron that has one base; the lateral faces are triangles.

The sum of the areas of all the faces of a polyhedron.

A measurement of space that a 3-D figure occupies. Volume is measured in cubic feet, such as cubic feet or cubic meters.

Two lines on the same plane; never intersect; always the same distance apart.

What is a solid three-dimensional shape with two identical, parallel polygon bases?

• Prism

• Cube

• Pyramid

• Cone