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Volume Flashcards

1
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What is volume?

A

The amount of space taken up by a 3D object

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2
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What units do we usually use to measure volume?

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Centimetres cubed (cm3) or metres cubed (m3)

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3
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What is the mathematical name of the 3D shape below?

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A sphere

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What are faces , edges, and vertices?

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A face is a flat surface of a 3D object

An edge is where two surfaces meet

Vertices are the corners of a 3D object

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5
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What is the mathematical name of the 3D shape below?

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A cuboid

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What is the mathematical name of the 3D shape below?

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A Cube. A cube is a special type of cuboid where its width, length and height are all the same.

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7
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What is the mathematical name for the 3D shape below?

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A Cylinder

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8
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What is the mathematical name for the 3D shape below?

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A triangular prism

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9
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What is the mathematical name of the 3D shape below?

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A cone

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10
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What is the mathematical name of the 3D shape below?

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A hexagonal prism

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11
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What is the formula for finding the volume of a cuboid?

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Length times by width times by height ( l x w x h )

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12
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What is the formula for finding the volume of a cube?

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Length x Length x Length or Length cubed ( l3)

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13
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What is cross sectional area?

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Cross sectional area is the area of a thin slice of an obejct.

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14
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What is a prism?

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A 3D shape that has the same cross sectional area all the way through the shape.

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15
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What is the formula for the volume of a prism?

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Cross sectional area times by length

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16
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If you have a cube of side length 3cm, what will its volume be?

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27cm3

17
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If a cuboid has length of 4cm, width of 3cm and height of 2cm, what is its volume?

A

24cm3

18
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If a cube has a volume of 8cm3, what is the length of one of its sides?

A

2cm

19
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How many faces, edges and vertices does a cube have?

A

6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices

20
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What is surface area?

A

The combined area of all of a 3D objects surfaces

21
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What is the surface area of this cube?

A

There are 6 faces

Each face is 4cm2

6 x 4cm2 = 24cm2

22
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What is the surface area of the cuboid below?

A

Cuboid has 6 faces

2 faces of 7cm x 6cm

2 faces of 6cm x 2cm

2 faces of 7cm x 2cm

All six faces add to 136cm2

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