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3D Shapes Characteristics Worksheet
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3D Shapes Characteristics Worksheet
At a maths exhibit during a marae visit, Hugo, Mere and Isla are exploring models of 3D shapes. Use the models and clues to investigate faces, vertices (corners) and edges. For this worksheet, count only flat faces and straight edges.
Explore and count
Use the written clues in each question to investigate the shapes. The shape names in each question tell you exactly which solid to count.
1.Hugo picks a solid with 6 square faces, 8 vertices and 12 edges. What is the name of the solid?
2.Mere examines a triangular prism. How many faces, vertices and edges does it have? Write your answer as faces, vertices, edges.
3.Which solid has 2 pentagonal faces and 5 rectangular faces?
- A pentagonal prism
- A square-based pyramid
- A tetrahedron
- A cube
4.A square-based pyramid has 5 faces and 5 vertices. How many edges does it have?
5.Isla says, “A tetrahedron has 4 triangular faces, 4 vertices and 6 edges.” Is her statement true or false?
6.A cube and an octahedron each have 12 edges. Which one has more faces, and how many more?
7.A pentagonal prism has 7 faces and 10 vertices. It has 15 edges. Find the total of its faces, vertices and edges.
8.Describe a reliable way to count every edge on a triangular prism without counting any edge twice.
9.Draw a cube in the box. Mark one face, one vertex and one edge, and label each clearly.
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