Grade 8 Spatial Concepts Worksheet

Explore spatial reasoning with this Grade 8 worksheet, covering topics like 3D shapes, nets, cross-sections, and transformations.

Grade 8 Math GeometrySpatial Concepts

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.2CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.3

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Spatial Concepts Exploration

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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Show all your work for problems requiring calculations or explanations.

1. Which of the following 3D shapes has exactly 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 vertices?

Triangular Prism

Cube

Cylinder

Square Pyramid

2. If you slice a sphere directly through its center, what 2D shape is the cross-section?

Square

Triangle

Circle

Rectangle

3. The of a 3D object is a 2D shape that results from slicing the object with a plane.

4. A is a 2D pattern that can be folded to form a 3D shape.

5. Describe the difference between a prism and a pyramid. Provide an example of each.

6. Consider the 3D cube shown below. Draw the cross-section you would get if you sliced the cube horizontally through its middle.

7. A translation moves a shape without rotating, reflecting, or resizing it.

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