Class 2 (CBSE) • MathematicsChapter 2: Shapes Around Us⭐ Topic 2
Identifying 3-D Shapes
3-D shapes have length, width, and height, making them solid, like a ball, a box, or a cone.
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A sphere (like a ball) is completely round in all directions. A cube (like a dice) has 6 equal square faces. A cuboid (like a box) has 6 rectangular faces. A cone (like an ice cream cone) has a round base and comes to a point.
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- 3-D shapes have length, width and height.
- A sphere (ball) is round in all directions.
- A cube has 6 equal square faces.
- A cuboid has 6 rectangular faces.
- A cone has a round base and a point.
- 3-D shapes take up space, unlike flat 2-D shapes.
- 3-D shapes have faces, edges and corners.
- 3-D shapes are found in everyday objects like books and balls.
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identifying 3-d shapes