Determine which flat shapes solid figures can contain (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, rhombus).
 

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You may see solid figures in front of you. Here is some advice, how you can find out which flat shapes look like the parts of the solid ones.

A sphere is a solid shape without corners, similar in shape to a circle.

If you look at a cone from above or below, you may notice that it is a solid shape that looks like a circle. If looked from the front, it has the shape of a triangle.

A cylinder is a solid figure without corners. There are circles at the top and bottom of this shape. When looking right at the cylinder, you may see it looks like a rectangle.

What is a cube? It is a solid shape, all sides of which are squares.

Learning about a prism, pay attention to the fact that this figure has two identical bases on top and bottom in the form of polygons. The side faces of the prism are called quadrilaterals.

A pyramid is a shape with a polygon at its base. Each side face of the pyramid is a triangle.

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