sphere
| A solid figure that has the shape of a round ball; all points are the same distance from the center | |
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square
A rectangle with 4 equal sides
Example:
square pyramid
A pyramid with a square base and four
triangular faces
Example:
square unit
A unit of area with dimensions 1 unit x 1
unit
Example:
1 square
unit
surface area
| The sum of the areas of all the faces, or surfaces, of a solid figure | |
| Example: |
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| Surface Area | = A + B + C + D + E + F |
| = 8 + 6 + 12 + 6 + 12 + 8 = 52 | |
| The surface area is 52 units2. |
tangram
| A puzzle consisting of seven polygon-shaped pieces that can be rearranged to make various figures or shapes | |
| Example: |
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