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Exploring Spheres

A Grade 5 math worksheet focusing on understanding and identifying properties of spheres.

Grade 5 Math GeometryGeometry 3D ShapesSpheres
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.B.3

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mathgeometry3D shapesspheresgrade 5
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Exploring Spheres

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!

1. Which of the following best describes a sphere?

a

A shape with flat faces and straight edges

b

A perfectly round three-dimensional object

c

A shape with a square base and triangular sides

d

A two-dimensional circle

2. Which of these objects is shaped like a sphere?

a

A book

b

A dice

c

A basketball

d

A cereal box

3. A sphere has corners and edges.

T

True

F

False

4. All points on the surface of a sphere are the same distance from its center.

T

True

F

False

5. A sphere is a   shape.

6. The distance from the center of a sphere to any point on its surface is called the  .

7. A sphere has no flat  .

8. Name two real-world objects that are shaped like a sphere.

9. Look at the diagram of the sphere below. Label the 'center' and 'radius'.

CenterRadius