Exploring Cones
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students understand the properties, parts, and basic calculations related to cones.
Includes
Standards
Topics
Exploring Cones
Name:
Date:
Score:
Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work for any calculations.
1. Label the parts of the cone in the diagram below:
a. The flat circular bottom part:
b. The distance from the center of the base to any point on its circumference:
c. The distance from the apex to the center of the base:
d. The distance along the surface of the cone from the apex to any point on the circumference of the base:
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a cone?
It has one circular base.
It has two bases.
It has an apex.
Its lateral surface is curved.
3. A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base to a point called the .
4. The base of a cone is typically a .
5. Imagine you have an ice cream cone with a radius of 3 cm and a height of 7 cm. If you wanted to find out how much ice cream it could hold, which measurement of the cone would you need to calculate?
6. All cones have a circular base.
True
False