3-D Shapes
What are some examples of three-dimensional shapes?
Goal:
Goal:
Three-dimensional shapes, or 3-D shapes, are not flat. They have faces and edges.
This is a face:
These are only the flat sides of the shape.
![a cube with a face highlighted](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.accelerate-ed.com/image/438cadba-a4ac-4b83-84b3-8e7d15da6d46.png)
This is an edge:
![a cube with an edge highlighted](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.accelerate-ed.com/image/0672ad87-1c21-4d7b-97d4-9212aec8f532.png)
Look at this chart to see how many faces and edges some three-dimensional shapes have.
Properties of 3-D Shapes
Cone | Sphere | Tetrahedron | Cuboid |
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1 face 1 edge |
0 face 0 edge |
4 faces 6 edges |
6 faces 12 edges |
Cylinder | Cube | Triangular Prism | Square-Based Pyramid |
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2 faces 2 edges |
6 faces 12 edges |
5 faces 9 edges |
5 faces 8 edges |