Identify Geometric Solids

Cube

The cube has six equal square faces and twelve edges of equal length.

💡 Did you know? It is one of the five Platonic solids.

Sphere

The sphere is uniformly round: every point is equally far from the centre.

💡 Did you know? For a given volume it has the smallest surface.

Cylinder

The cylinder has two round ends and a curved side surface.

💡 Did you know? A tin can is an everyday example.

Cone

The cone tapers from a round base to a point.

💡 Did you know? An ice-cream cone has this shape.

Pyramid

The pyramid has a polygonal base and triangular sides meeting at an apex.

💡 Did you know? The Egyptian pyramids are square-based.

Cuboid

The cuboid is a box with six rectangular faces.

💡 Did you know? A shoebox is a cuboid.

Prism

The prism has two equal, parallel bases connected by rectangles.

💡 Did you know? A glass prism splits light into colours.

Tetrahedron

The tetrahedron is made of four equilateral triangles.

💡 Did you know? It is the simplest Platonic solid.

Octahedron

The octahedron has eight triangular faces and looks like two pyramids joined.

💡 Did you know? A diamond can be cut in this shape.

Dodecahedron

The dodecahedron is built from twelve pentagons.

💡 Did you know? As a die it has twelve sides.

Icosahedron

The icosahedron consists of twenty equilateral triangles.

💡 Did you know? It is the twenty-sided role-playing die.

Torus

The torus is a ring-shaped solid: like a doughnut or tyre.

💡 Did you know? It has a hole in the middle.