Defining Volume
Calculating Volume
Miscellaneous
100
True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
100
What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
Volume = length x width x height
or
Volume = Area of base x height
100
Why would filling a box with marbles and filling the same box with cubes be different amounts?
Sample answer:
They are different sizes and shapes. Marbles don't fit together as nicely as cubes.
200
Volume is measured in
A. Lines
B. Squared units
C. Cubic units
C
200
I made a tower in the shape of a rectangular prism out of blocks. The length was 8 in, width was 2 in, and height was 4 in. What was the volume of the figure?
8x2x4 = 64 cubic inches
200
Find the missing height for the rectangular prism with the following dimensions & volume:
length= 2 inches
width= 8 inches
height= ?
Volume= 112 cubic inches
Height = 7 inches
8 x 2 = 16
112/16 = 7
300
The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
300
What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
300
What is the volume of this prism?
3 x 4 x 6 = 72 units3
400
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3
400
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
400
Ava has 18 unit cubes. How many different rectangular prisms can she build if she uses all of the cubes?
10 rectangular prisms
500
True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.
True
500
What is the volume of this figure?
A = 4 x 6 x 2 = 48
B = 4 x 3 x 2 = 24
48 + 24 = 72 cm3
500
Suppose you take a small prism with dimensions: 6 inches, 12 inches, and 15 inches, and stack it on top of a larger prism with dimensions: 12 inches, 6 inches, and 6 inches.
What will be the volume of the composite figure?
1,512 cubic inches.