3d solids vocabulary 6 th grade math. polygon a polygon is a closed figure formed by three or more...
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3D Solids Vocabulary
6th Grade Math
Polygon
A polygon is a closed figure formed by three or more line segments.
Examples of Polygons
These Figures ARE NOT Polygons
Why is this figure not a polygon?
It is not made of 3 or more line segments!
Why is this figure not a polygon?
It is not CLOSED!
Face
A face is a flat surface of a
3-dimensional figure.
This is a face. This face is a
polygon.
This is a face. It is circular and
may also be called a base.
Edge
An edge is a line segment where two faces or a face and
lateral surface of a 3-dimensional
figure meet.
Think about this…
Where do we find the edges on a 3-
dimensional figure?
This figure has many edges
…and one
more that we
can’t see!
Does this figure have any edges?
Yes…because the
faces meet the lateral surface.
Face or circular base
Lateral Surface
Vertex (plural – Vertices)
A point…1) Where three or more edges
of a polyhedron meet.2) Opposite the base of a
cone.
This triangular pyramid
has 4 vertices.
Does this cone have a vertex?
Yes! It does have a point opposite
of the face or circular base –
therefore it does have a vertex!
Basebase of a cone – flat circular part,
which may also be called a face
base of a pyramid -polygonal
region that does not intersect
with other faces at the vertex
Bases, cont.bases of a prism –
the two parallel and congruent
regions
bases of a cylinder – the two parallel, circular regions
Cylinder
A cylinder is a 3-dimensional figure with two
parallel, circular bases
or faces.
Cone
A cone is a 3-dimensional figure with
a circular base or face.
PrismA prism is a 3-
dimensional figure with two parallel, congruent bases, and all faces that
are parallelograms (rectangles, etc.).
Naming PrismsPrisms are named
by the shape of their bases (the two sides that are congruent and parallel).
triangular prism
pentagonal prism
Pyramids
A pyramid is a 3-dimensional
figure with one base and
triangular faces.
Naming Pyramids
A pyramid is named by the shape of its base.
triangular pyramid
Definitions adapted from…
•http://intermath.coe.uga.edu•Geometry to Go, published by
Great Source•Teaching Student Centered
Mathematics, Grades 5-8, by John Van de Walle &
LouAnn H. Lovin