Math Surface Area and Volume

The number of square units needed to cover a surface or figure

• quotient

• volume

• area

• perimeter

The number of square units needed to cover a given surface.

• area

• volume

• surface area

• height

The net of a square pyramid is shown below. What is the surface area of the pyramid?

• 80 sq cm

• 100 sq cm

• 105 sq cm

• 185 sq cm

Shari made the net shown of a box to determine how much wrapping paper she would need to cover it. What is the least amount of wrapping paper she can use to cover the box? (Find the surface area.)

• 79 sq in

• 120 sq in

• 158 sq in

• 240 sq in

Find the total surface area of the prism.

• 48 square inches

• 64 square inches

• 88 square inches

• 76 square inches

What is surface area?

• The measure of the amount of space inside of a solid figure

• The sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the object

When finding Surface Area, what are you solving for?

• Tells us the capacity of the figure.  It is a measure of how much a figure can hold and is measured in cubic units.

• The area of such an outer part or uppermost layer.

What is surface area?

• The number of vertices on a polyhedron.

• The sum of the areas of all the faces.

• The sum of all the edge lengths.

• The amount of space inside a polyhedron.

Which measure would be best for measuring the amount of wrapping on a present?

• volume

• surface area

• area

• perimeter

What is the volume of the rectangular prism?

• 3 1/4 cubic inches

• 5 1/4 cubic inches

• 6 1/4 cubic inches

• 42 cubic inches