IM Geo.5.2 Lesson: Slicing Solids

Imagine slicing a sphere with a straight cut. The flat surface you sliced along is called a cross section.

Try to list all the possible shapes for a cross section of a sphere.

Imagine slicing a cube with a straight cut.

Try to list all the possible shapes for a cross section of a cube.

Imagine slicing a cylinder with a straight cut.

Try to list all the possible shapes for a cross section of a cylinder.

Imagine slicing a square pyramid with a straight cut.

Try to list all the possible shapes for a cross section of a square pyramid.

Each question shows several parallel cross-sectional slabs of the same three-dimensional solid.

Name each solid.