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Cross Sections
CC. 7. G.3 – Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional figures.
Cross-Section Investigation with Manipulative
Solid
CrossSection
Horizontal
(parallel to)
To Base
Cross-Section
Vertical
(Perpendicular
to)
To Base
(1) Cylinder
Circle
Rectangle
(2) Cube
Square
Square
(3) Square Prism
(4) Hexagonal
Pyramid
Square
Hexagon
Rectangle
Triangle
Cross-Section
Tilted
To Base
Triangle,
Ellipse or Oval pentagon,
hexagon etc
Circle
Rectangle
Oval(Ellipse)
Rectangle
Circle
Oval (Ellipse)
Hexagon
Circle
Oval (Ellipse)
Circle, Square,
Oval (Ellipse)
(5) ) Triangular
Prism
Triangle
Rectangle
Triangle
(6) Cone
Circle
Triangle
Oval (Ellipse)
(7) Square Pyramid Square
(8) Triangular
Pyramid
Triangle
Triangle
Triangle
What shape(s)
is/(are) not
Possible?
Rectangle or
Trapezoid
Triangle
Square,
Rectangle
Circle, Oval
(Ellipse)
Square,
Rectangle,
Circle, Oval
(Ellipse)