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3- D Terms
Instructions: Complete the table below by identifying the number of faces, edges, and vertices for each figure.
FIGURE
NUMBER
OF FACES
NUMBER
OF EDGES
NUMBER
OF VERTICES
6
12
8
6
12
5
9
6
4
6
4
Cube
Rectangular Prism
8
Triangular Prism
Triangular Pyramid
3- D Terms
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions.
5. How many faces does a rectangular pyramid have? _________5
6. How many edges does a rectangular pyramid have? _________8
7. How many vertices does a square pyramid have? _________5
8. How many vertices does a triangular pyramid have? _________4
HINT
VOCABULARY
Edge
Face
Vertex
Pyramids
A pyramid will have one polygon-shaped base, and the other faces will be
triangles that taper to a point or a vertex.
Prisms
A prism has 2 congruent, parallel bases and other faces that are parallelograms.
A rectangular prism is made of only rectangles.
A cube is made of only squares.
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