Lesson: Volume

Vocabulary Description Illustration

Polyhedron

Face
Edge
Vertex
Base

TYPES OF SOLIDS:

Prism Pyramid Cube Cylinder Cone Sphere

1) What is the name of the solid? Find the number of faces, vertices, and edges.

a) b)

Name: Name:
Faces= Faces=
Vertices= Vertices=
Edges = Edges=

VOLUME OF A CUBE:

The volume of a cube is the cube of the length of its side. Let s be the length of the sides.

V =__________
VOLUME OF A PRISM:

The volume V of a prism is V = ________,

Let B be the area of the base and h be the height.

VOLUME OF A CYLINDER:

The volume V of a cylinder is V = Bh = __________,

where B is the area of a base, h is the height, and r is the radius of a base.

VOLUME OF A PYRAMID:

The volume V of a pyramid is V = ____________,

where B is the area of the base and h is the height.

VOLUME OF A CONE:

The volume V of a cone is V = _____________ = ____________,

where B is area of the base, h is the height, and r is the radius of the base.

VOLUME OF A SPHERE:

The volume V of a sphere is V = ___________, where r is the radius of the sphere.

1) Find the volume of the solid.

a) Right triangular prism b) Right Cylinder
2) The volume of the right cylinder shown is 1200 cubic centimeters. Find the value of x.

3) Find the volume of the cone.

4) Find the volume of the sphere.

5) The radius of a sphere is 6 cm. Find the volume of the sphere.