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Identify solids from their nets and sketch nets for prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones, with printable example answers.
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Identify Solid Figures Worksheets
Name cubes, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones and spheres in a 12-question printable worksheet with an answer key.
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Name each pictured solid. Use the most specific name you know.
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Look for congruent parallel bases, a polygon base with triangular faces, or a curved surface. Student diagrams do not print the solid name.
Learning objective
What this activity builds
Recognize a solid by its faces, bases and curved surfaces.
Worked example
Which solid has six congruent square faces?
A cube.
A cube is also a special rectangular prism. The more specific name describes its equal square faces.
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- Look for the number and shape of the bases.
- A prism has two congruent parallel bases.
- Use a different seed to vary the order of the figures.
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