What do they have in common?
How many faces?
What Am I?
Attributes of 3D Shapes
What is the difference?
100
They both have a single pointed vertex at the top.
What do a cone and a pyramid have in common?
100
0 faces. No flat surfaces.
How many faces does a sphere have?
100
I have 2 flat surfaces with curved boundaries and I can roll.
What is a cylinder?
100
This 3D object has 2 flat faces and a curved surface. It can be stacked or rolled.
What is a cylinder?
100
One object has a flat surface with a curved boundary, and the other doesn't have flat surfaces.
What is the difference between a cone and a sphere?
200
They both have a curved surface and can roll.
What does a sphere and a cylinder have in common?
200
0 faces. 2 flat surfaces.
How many faces does a cylinder have?
200
I don't have any vertices or faces, but if you were going bowling, you would definitely want me there!
What is a sphere?
200
This 3D object has 6 faces that are all the same size. It also has 12 edges. It is a good choice for stacking.
What is a cube?
200
One 3D object only has square faces, the other has square and rectangular faces.
What is the difference between a cube and a rectangular prism?
300
They have the same number of vertices, edges and faces.
What do a cube and a rectangular prism have in common?
300
5 faces: 4 triangular and 1 square.
How many faces does a square-based pyramid have?
300
You may not be able to roll me, but if you were going camping in a tent you may need this 3D object!
What is a triangular prism?
300
This 3D object has 5 faces, 5 vertices and 8 edges.
What is a square-base pyramid?
300
One 3D object can roll, the other one can stack.
What is the difference between a sphere and ANY prism?
400
They all have some triangular faces.
What does a triangular prism have in common with all types of pyramids?
400
6 faces: all the same shape and size.
How many faces does a cube have?
400
With only 1 flat surface, I'm not the best choice for stacking.
What is a cone?
400
This 3D object has both rectangular faces and square faces.
What is a rectangular prism?
400
One 3D object has 6 vertices and triangular faces, the other object has 8 vertices and only square faces.
What is the difference between a triangular prism and a cube?
500
All faces are squares.
What does a cube not have in common with any other 3D object?
500
8 faces: some are triangular
How many faces does a heptagonal pyramid have?
500
This 3D object is the third in an infinite series of face-transitive polyhedra which are dual polyhedra to the antiprisms. It has ten faces.
What is a pentagonal trapezohedron (or deltohedron).
500
This 3D object has 6 vertices. One of the faces is NOT a triangle.
What is a pentagonal pyramid?
500
One 3D object has 10 verticies. The other 3D object has 10 vertices. (This is not a mistake)
What is the difference between a pentagonal prism and a nonagonal pyramid?