Area Vocabulary
Surface Area Vocabulary
Area of polygons
Surface Area and Nets
Volume and Exponents
100
What is name of the bottom of a 2-d or 3-d shape? The bottom is the _____ of the figure.
Base
100
The bottom surface of a 3-d figure is it's _____. 3-d figures are named from their _____.
Base
100
What is the equation for area of a triangle?
(base*height)/2
100
Find the surface area
468 m2
100
What is the equation for calculating volume of a quadrilateral?
v=base*height*width
200
The flat surface of a 3-d figure.
Face
200
A 3-d figure with a square base that comes to a point at its top.
Square Pyramid
200
What am I?
Clue 1: This net consists of 4 triangles and 1 square. Clue 2: The square serves as the base, and the triangles meet at a single point.
Square Pyramid
200
A cube has a side length of 8 inches. How could you write the volume of the cube using exponents and standard form?
Exponents: 83 in3
Standard form: 8*8*8 in3
512in3
300
What makes a 900 angle with the base of a 2-d figure? The _____ is the distance from the top of a figure to it's base.
Height
300
A 3-d figure made up of 6 rectangular faces. It has a surface at its top.
Rectangular Prism
300
How do you find the height of a triangle that does not have a 90 degree angle?
Draw a perpendicular line from the base to its highest point.
300
Find the surface area
216 ft2
300
For a cube whose side length is 4 inches, the expression 43 could represent
The cube’s volume in cubic inches
400
The line where two surfaces or faces meet on a 3-d figure.
Edge
400
A figure with a triangular base and three rectangular faces. It comes to an edge at it's top.
Triangular Prism
400
How do you find the area of a trapezoid that has sides of unequal length?
Split it into 3 shapes - two triangles and one rectangle - to find area.
400
Use the net to find the surface area of the solid below.
Square base (36) + Each triangle (27) (include all four)
36 + 27 + 27 + 27 + 27 = 144 ft2
36 + (4 x 27) = 144 ft2
400
A square has an area of 16 cm2. What is the length of each of its sides?
4 cm
500
The point where two lines meet on a 2-d figure. The point where two or more edges meet on a 3-d figure.
Vertex
500
A 3-d figure made up of four triangular faces that comes to a point at its top.
Triangular Pyramid or a Tetrahedron
500
How much paint is needed to paint the billboard below?
119m2
500
Maddie bought a gift for her friend. She wants to place the gift in a package with the length of 9 inches, width of 12 inches, and height of 4 inches. Then she wants to wrap the gift. What is the surface area of the package?
All the sides =
12 x 4
12 x 9
9 x 4
Then multiply each by two because they each have a matching side.
384 in2
500
A square has an area of 9 cm2. What is its side length?
3 cm