3D shapes Vocabulary

rectangular prism

a solid figure with 6 faces that are rectangles

triangular prism

a solid figure with two triangular bases

sphere

a solid figure shaped like a round ball

cone

a solid figure that has a circular base and comes to a point on the top (vertex)

cylinder

a solid figure with two circular bases shaped like a can

cube

a solid figure with 6 faces that are squares

vertex (vertices)

a point where two or more straight lines meet, a corner

edge

the side of a polygon or a line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet

face

the flat surface of a three-dimensional figure

congruent

figures that have the same size and same shape

solid figure

a figure that has length, width, and height