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Topic 12 vocab
Term | Definition |
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three-dimensional shape (solid) | A solid figure that takes up space |
edge | A line segment at which two faces meet in a solid |
cube | A solid with six flat surfaces called faces. All of the faces are squares |
face | A flat polygon-shaped surface of a polyhedron |
vertex (of a solid) | The point at which three or more edges meet in a solid. The plural form of vertex is vertices |
prism | A solid with two parallel bases that are the same size and same shape, and faces that are parallelograms |
cylinder | A solid with two circular bases that are the same size, the same shape, and parallel |
pyramid | A solid with a base that is a polygon and whose other faces are triangles with a common vertex |
cubic units | The volume of a cube 1 unit on each edge |
cone | A solid with one circular base; the points on the circle are joined to one point outside the base. |
volume | The number of cubic units needed to fill a solid figure |