3D shapes: faces, edges, vertices

In a nutshell

There are eight main 3D shapes that you need to learn. 3D shapes also have their own parts that can be labelled such as faces, edges and vertices.

Here are a list of 3D shapes you need to know.

name	illustration
Cube
Cuboid
Sphere
Cylinder
Square-based pyramid
Triangular-based pyramid (also known as a tetrahedron)
Cone
Triangular prism

There are three important terms to know when dealing with 3D shapes.

name	Definition
Face	A flat (2D) surface on the 3D shape
Edge	A line where two faces meet
Vertex	A point where two or more edges meet

How many faces, edges and vertices does a cube have?

By drawing a transparent cube, it can be seen that a cube has: