Faces, Edges and Vertices-3D Shapes

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3D shapes
7 2
1 5
Faces, Edges and Vertices
Three dimensional (3D) shapes are defined by the number of faces,
edges and vertices (corners) that they have.
VERTEX
(plural is vertices)

EDGE

FACE

TETRAHEDRON
Faces, Edges and Vertices
Three dimensional (3D) shapes are defined by the number of faces,
edges and vertices (corners) that they have.
Faces 4
A tetrahedron is a
Edges 6
pyramid with
triangular faces. Vertices 4

A tetrahedron is the
simplest of all the
TETRAHEDRON 3D shapes.
Faces, Edges and Vertices

A square based
pyramid has: Faces 5
Edges 8
Vertices 5

A square based pyramid


Find the number of faces, edges and vertices for each of
the 3D shapes shown below.
1 Faces 6 2 Faces 7
Edges 10 Edges 15
Vertices 6 Vertices 10

Pentagonal based pyramid Pentagonal based prism

3 Faces 6
Edges 12
Vertices 8

Cuboid
Find the number of faces, edges and vertices for each of
the 3D shapes shown below.
4 5
Faces 6 Faces 7
Edges 12 Edges 12
Vertices 8 Vertices 7

Cube Hexagonal based pyramid

6
Faces 8
Edges 18
Vertices 12

Hexagonal based prism


Mr. Obtuse Angle
This is Obtuse.
He’s the husband
of the family.
He’s bigger than
Right and Acute .
He’s always
inside, and he
always measures
between 90° and
180° (depending
on how much
dinner he’s
eaten!)
Mrs. Right Angle
This is me. I’m Mrs.
Right Angle. I
always measure
90°, my favourite
shape is a square,
Baby Acute Angle
This is baby
Acute angle.
Isn’t he cute?!
He loves a hug,
and always has
his arms out for
cuddles! He’s
the smallest of
the family,
measuring less
than 90°.

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