Space Figures

Naming Space Figures

Space figure- three
dimensional (3D) figures,
solids
Prism
Definition: Two parallel bases that
are congruent polygons and lateral
faces that are parallelograms
Prisms are named by their bases
Base

Face

Square Prism
Pyramid
Definition: Base that is a polygon
and lateral faces that are triangles
Pyramids are also named by their
bases
Lateral
face

Base

Square
Pyramid
Cylinder
Definition: Two parallel bases that
are congruent circles
Base

Lateral
Surface
Cone
Definition: One
circular base and
one vertex
Vertex

Base
Sphere
Definition: Set of all points in space
that are a given
distance from
a center point
Nets
Nets are patterns used to form a
space figure