Lesson 15
When finding the volume of a pyramid or cone, multiply the area of the base by the height, and then multiply the answer by _____
1/3
The formula for the volume of a sphere is ____.
4/3 pie r cubed
What is the relationship between the baes of a prism?
They are parallel (or congruent)
The height of a pyramid perpendicular to the base is the ____
altitude
The length of a line perpendicular to the base of the pyramid is the ___
altitude
Which measurement is used in finding the volume of a pyramid: altitude or slant height
altitude
A line drawn between two points on the circumference of a circle
chord
The base of a cone is a ____
circle
What is the perimeter of a circle called?
circumference
Slant height is the height of a ___ of a pyramid
face
A prism has two bases that are ____ and ______.
parallel and congruent
What geometric shape are the lateral surfaces of a prism
parallelogram
The lateral, or side, surfaces of a prism are always ____
parallelograms
A figure with a lateral surface what are parallelograms and two parallel baes is called a ____.
prism
What is a triangle called with no equal sides?
scalene
A line intersecting the circumference of a circle in two places
secant
The height of a face of a pyramid is the:
slant height
The height of the face of a pyramid is the ____.
slant height
The base of a pyramid can be a triangle or a _____.
square
The sides, or faces of a pyramid are ____
triangles
The point where the faces of a pyramid meet is the _____.
vertex
