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The document outlines the properties of various 3D shapes, including cones, spheres, cuboids, and more. It explains the key components of these shapes: vertices, edges, and faces, and provides an example of a cuboid with its specific counts. Additionally, it includes a challenge to identify the properties of a dodecahedron.

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Properties of 3D shapes (Print)

The document outlines the properties of various 3D shapes, including cones, spheres, cuboids, and more. It explains the key components of these shapes: vertices, edges, and faces, and provides an example of a cuboid with its specific counts. Additionally, it includes a challenge to identify the properties of a dodecahedron.

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Properties of 3D shapes

3D shapes are solid shapes. These are the ones you need to know.

Cone Sphere Cuboid

Triangular Prism Square-based Pyramid Cube

Tetrahedron (triangle-based
Cylinder
pyramid)

There are different parts of 3D shapes you need to be able to spot. These are:
• vertices (corners/the points at which the edges meet – a single point is called a vertex)
• faces (the flat surfaces)
• edges (the line where two faces meet).

vertex

face
edge

If you are asked to write down the number of faces, edges and vertices of the cuboid, then simply
count them up – but don’t forget the hidden ones!

A cuboid has 6 faces, 8 vertices and 12 edges.

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Properties of 3D shapes
Your Turn
Complete the table for each 3D shape.

Vertices:
Cone

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

Vertices:
Sphere

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

Vertices:
Cuboid

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

Vertices:
Triangular Prism

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

Vertices:
Square-based Pyramid

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

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Vertices:
Cube

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

Vertices:
Tetrahedron

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

Vertices:
Cylinder

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

Challenge
A dodecahedron is made from 12 pentagons. Write down the number of faces, vertices and edges
of a dodecahedron.

Vertices:

Edges:

Faces or Curved Faces:

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