Three-dimensional Solids have dimensions in 3 directions - length, width and depth. In geometry, we are mainly interested in three types of 3D solids which are:
Cube (Square-based prism) | |
Rectangular Prism | |
Triangular Prism | |
Cylinder (Circle-based Prism) |
Look at the gym equipment. Identify 3 prisms.
This triangular prism is dispersing white light into the seven light wavelengths of the visible light spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. What we cannot see with our human eyes is the invisible light including radio waves, microwaves, infra-red, ultra-violet, x-rays and gamma-rays.
Square-based pyramid | |
Tetrahedron (Triangle-based pyramid) | |
Cone (Circle-based pyramid) |
Use a magnifying glass to look very closely at the salt in your kitchen. The crystals of table salt (also known as sodium chloride and halite) are in the shapes of cubes.