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What makes an object three-dimensional?

Goal:

Goal:

Area relates to two-dimensional figures. Now, if you are calculating for volume, you must look at the amount of space in a three-dimensional object, like a cube for example:

Illustration of one large cube next to three smaller cubes.

What does a three-dimensional figure have that a two-dimensional figure doesn't have?


Using what you know about shapes, area, and volume, determine whether each figure is two-dimensional or three-dimensional, and whether it has area or volume. Click each shape to reveal the solution.