Cross Sections Worksheet
Explore and identify various cross sections of three-dimensional figures with this Grade 11 mathematics worksheet.
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Cross Sections Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. For questions involving diagrams, visualize or sketch the cross section described.
1. What shape is formed when a plane slices horizontally through a cylinder?
Rectangle
Circle
Ellipse
Triangle
2. A square pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to its base. What is the shape of the cross section?
Triangle
Rectangle
Square
Trapezoid
3. A cross section is the formed by the intersection of a solid with a plane.
4. When a sphere is cut by any plane, the cross section is always a .
5. Describe the cross section formed when a plane cuts through a cube at an angle, intersecting three adjacent faces but not passing through any vertex.
6. For the given 3D figure, sketch the cross section formed by a plane passing vertically through the center of the top and bottom faces.
7. It is possible to obtain a triangular cross section from a cylinder.
True
False
8. A plane intersecting a cone parallel to its base will always result in a circular cross section.
True
False