Solid Figures

Solid Figures are three-dimensional figures that have height, width and length and takes up space. Each flat surface is a face. Each face is a polygon. The faces on top and on the bottom are called bases. The line segment formed where two faces meet is the edge. The point where three or more edges meet is the vertex.


Prism: A prism is a figure made of two parallel faces that are polygons of the same shape and sides that are parallelograms.

Rectangular prism: A prism with rectangular faces. The following is a rectangular prism.



Triangular prism: A prism with triangular faces. The following is a triangular prism.



Cube: A cube is a prism with squares for sides and faces. The following is a cube. 

Pyramid: A figure with a base that is a polygon and triangular sides. The following is a pyramid.



Cone: A cone has a circular base connected to a vertex.The following is a cone.



Cylinder: A cylinder has two equal circular bases that are parallel.The following is a cylinder.



Sphere: A figure with a curved surface in which all points on the surface are equal distance from the center.The following is a sphere.