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Solid Shapes: Faces, Edges, Vertices
3D shapes and their parts, including the Platonic solids and Euler's formula.
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- CubeSolid6 square faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices
- Rectangular prismSolid6 rectangular faces, 12 edges, 8 verticesA shoebox
- Triangular prismSolid5 faces, 9 edges, 6 vertices
- Square pyramidSolid5 faces, 8 edges, 5 vertices
- Triangular pyramid (tetrahedron)Solid4 faces, 6 edges, 4 vertices
- Pentagonal prismSolid7 faces, 15 edges, 10 vertices
- Hexagonal prismSolid8 faces, 18 edges, 12 vertices
- CylinderSolid2 flat circular faces and 1 curved surface; no vertices
- ConeSolid1 flat circular face, 1 curved surface, 1 vertex
- SphereSolidA perfectly round solid; every surface point is the same distance from the center
- HemisphereSolidHalf of a sphere
- FaceSolidA flat surface of a solid
- EdgeSolidA line where two faces meet
- VertexSolidA corner where edges meet
- BaseSolidThe face a solid sits on, or the matching ends of a prism
- PrismSolidA solid with two parallel identical bases and flat rectangular sides
- PyramidSolidA solid with one base and triangular sides meeting at an apex
- ApexSolidThe top point of a pyramid or cone
- Euler's formula for polyhedraSolidVertices − Edges + Faces = 2V − E + F = 2
- PolyhedronSolidA solid with only flat faces
- Platonic solidSolidA polyhedron whose faces are all the same regular polygon, with the same number meeting at each vertex
- How many Platonic solids are there?SolidFive
- TetrahedronSolidPlatonic solid with 4 triangular faces
- Cube (hexahedron)SolidPlatonic solid with 6 square faces
- OctahedronSolidPlatonic solid with 8 triangular faces
- DodecahedronSolidPlatonic solid with 12 pentagonal faces
- IcosahedronSolidPlatonic solid with 20 triangular faces
- Net of a cubeSolidA flat pattern of 6 connected squares that folds into a cube
- Lateral faceSolidA side face of a prism or pyramid (not a base)
- Slant heightSolidThe distance along the sloped side of a cone or pyramid from apex to base edge
- Which solid rolls and slides?SolidA cylinder
- Which solid rolls but does not stack?SolidA sphere
- CuboidSolidAnother name for a rectangular prism
- TorusSolidA donut shape
- EllipsoidSolidA stretched sphere, like a rugby ball
- FrustumSolidA cone or pyramid with its top sliced off parallel to the base
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