Volume or Surface Area?
Surface Area
Surface Area 2
Volume
Volume 2
100

If you were asked to figure out how much material is needed to make a milk carton, would you need to find the surface area or volume?

surface area

100

What is the surface area of a cube with the side length 4cm? 


96 cm2

100

What is the surface area of a cube with the side length 5 cm? 



150 cm2

100

Bob's fish tank has a volume of 300 cm3. The length is 5 cm. The width is 6 cm. What is height?

10 cm

100

What type of units are used to measure volume? 

units cubed

cubic units

three dimensional units

200

If you wanted to figure out how much paint is needed to cover a soup can, what formula would you use?

Surface area of a cylinder

200

Below are the dimensions for each face of  a rectangular prism. Find the surface area. 


1. 3cm x 5cm      2. 3cm x 5cm

3. 4cm x 6cm      4. 4cm x 6cm

5. 2cm x 3cm     6. 2cm x 3cm

90cm2

200

Below are the dimensions for each face of a rectangular prism. Find the surface area. 


1. 2in x 4in    2.  2in x 4in

3. 2in x 6in    4. 2in  x 6in

5. 3in x 4in    6.  3in x 4in 

64in2

200

Find the volume. 


84 cm3

200

Find the volume.

12 cm3

300
Dr. Fullmer is filling her pool that is in the shape of a rectangular prism and needs to know how much water she will need.  What formula would help her figure this out?

Volume of a rectangular prism formula

300

Find the surface area.

94 cm2

300

Find surface area.


122cm2

300

Find volume.



30 cubic units 

300

What is the volume of this prism 


1848m3

400

If a rectangular prism has dimensions of 4 ft x 8 ft x 12 ft, would its volume or surface area be greater (even given that the units are different)?

Volume

400

Find surface area.

94 units2

400

Find surface area. 

164 in2

400

Find the volume of this cube.


125 cubic units

400

Find volume of this shape

28 + 20 = 48cm3

500

Leo wants to paint his room.  It is a rectangular prism with dimensions 8 (length) x 10 (width) x 7 (height).  How much paint would he need?

412 units squared

500

Find surface area.

1,216 cm2

500

Find surface area. 

142 cm2

500

Calculate the volume of this prism 


216cm3

500

Find the missing height of a cuboid with the volume of 432cm3.


Length= 8 cm Width= 6 cm Height = ? 




9 cm