Geometry-

3 Dimensional Shapes
Solid Figures

Objective: Identify the attributes and names of solid figures

G.I.A.3 Identify and describe attributes of three-dimensional shapes including prisms, pyramids, spheres,
cones, and cylinders using appropriate vocabulary.
G.I.B.1 Classify three-dimensional shapes according to their attributes.
What are solid figures?

• Solid Figures are 3D.

• Solid Figures can have:
Faces
Edges
Vertices
Face
• A face is the flat surface of a solid
figure.

• Choose a shape that has a face.

How many faces does your shape
have?

Bonus: Does a sphere have any faces?

Edges

• An edge is formed when two faces

meet. An edge is a straight line
segment.

• Choose a shape that has an edge.

How many edges does your shape
have?

Does a cone have an edge?

Vertices

• A vertex is a point where edges

meet.

• Choose a shape that has a vertex.

How many vertices does your shape
have?

• Does a cylinder
have a vertex?
 Polyhedron

A geometric object
with flat faces and
straight edges.
a polyhedron is a
three - dimensional
figure made up of
sides called faces,
each face being a
polygon.
Examples of Solid Figures
Cube

• Examples
Cube

• Is a three-dimensional figure
with six identical square faces.
Its bases are square.
Rectangular Prism

• Examples
Rectangular Prism

• Is a polyhedron with rectangles

as bases. It has 6 rectangular
faces. Some rectangular prisms
can be made of 4 rectangles
and 2 squares.
Sphere

• Examples
Sphere

• Is a solid figure with a curved

surface whose endpoints on the
surface have the same distance
from its center.
Cone

• Examples
Cone

• Is a solid figure with a circular

base which is connected by a
curved surface to a vertex.
Cylinder
• Examples
Cylinder

• Is a solid figure with two

congruent circular bases that
are parallel and curved surface.
Pyramid
• Examples
Pyramid

• Is a solid figure that has a

polygon as its base and a
triangular faces that are meet
at the same point,called apex.
Triangular Pyramid

• Has 4 triangular faces.

Square pyramid

• Has 4 triangular faces and

square face.
Rectangular Pyramid

• Has 4 triangular faces and a

rectangular face.
Review

• What is a solid figure?

1. flat, closed, plane figure; can’t

stand on its own.

2. 3-D; it can stand on its own

3. None of the above

• What is this
figure called?

1. Cone
2. Rectangular
Prism
3. Cube
• What is this
figure called?

1. Sphere
2. Cube
3. Pyramid
• What is this part of the cylinder
called?

1. Face
2. Edge
3. Vertex
• What is this part of the
cone called?

1. Face
2. Edge
3. Vertex
• What is this part of the
cube called?

1. Face
2. Edge
3. Vertex
 Prisms & Pyramids
Type Examples Properties

● 5 faces
2 triangular bases
Triangular Prism 3 rectangular faces
● 9 edges
● 6 vertices
6 faces
2 rectangular bases
4 rectangular faces
Rectangular Prism ● 12 edges
● 8 vertices

● 6 faces
2 square bases
4 square faces
Cube ● 12 edges
● 8 vertices

● 5 faces
1 square base
4 triangular faces
Square Pyramid ● 8 edges
● 5 vertices

● 4 faces
1 triangular base
3 triangular faces
Triangular Pyramid ● 6 edges
● 4 vertices
 Three Dimensional Figures with
Curved Surfaces
Type Example Properties

●2 circular bases
● 1 curved surface
Cylinder

●1 circular base
Cone ●1 curved surface
● 1 vertex

Sphere ●1 curved surface

Nets of Solid Figure

• Net of a solid figure is a two

dimensional figure that can be
folded to form the solid
Cube
Pyramid