Eight 3D Shapes You Need To Know

This lesson covers:

  1. What vertices, edges, and faces are
  2. What cubes, cuboids, triangular prisms, spheres, triangle-based pyramids, square-based pyramids, cylinders and cones are

What is the name of the shape below?

Illustration of a 3D rectangular prism shape.
Cuboid

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How many vertices does the cuboid below have?

Illustration of a cuboid 3D shape with vertices, edges, and faces.
8

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What is the name of the shape below?

Illustration of a 3D triangular prism shape.
Triangular Prism

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How many faces does the triangular prism below have?

3D illustration of a triangular prism showing its faces.
5

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What is the name of the shape below?

Illustration of a 3D sphere shape.
Sphere

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What is the name of the shape below?

3D illustration of a triangular pyramid shape.
Pyramid

Square-Based

Square-Based

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How many edges does the square-based pyramid below have?

Illustration of a square-based pyramid showing its edges.
8

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What is the name of the shape below?

3D illustration of a cylinder shape.
Cylinder

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What is the name of the shape below?

3D illustration of a cone shape with a circular base and pointed top.
Cone

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