Question: base

Answer: One of the two parallel congruent faces of a prism.

Question: composite figure

Answer: A figure made up of two or more three-dimensional figures.

Question: congruent figures

Answer: Figures that have the same size and shape; corresponding sides and angles have equal measure.

Question: cubic units

Answer: Used to measure volumes. Tells the number of cubes of a given size it will take to fill a three-dimensional figure.

Question: formula

Answer: An equation that shows the relationship among certain quantities.

Question: height

Answer: The shortest distance from the base of a parallelogram to its opposite side.

Question: lateral face

Answer: Any face that is not a base.

Question: parallelogram

Answer: A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and opposite sides congruent.

Question: polygon

Answer: A simple closed figure formed by three or more straight line segments.

Question: prism

Answer: A three-dimensional figure with at least three rectangular faces and top and bottom faces parallel.