Question

Describe the characteristics of a prism

Answer 1

A prisms characteristics are as followed

  First, a prism has two faces that are the same in shape and are parallel.  those two faces are sometimes called the bases of the prism.  Between these two faces are the rest of the sides of the prism which most of the time are rectangles. Prisms are normally named based on the shape of the two parallel faces.  For example, a prism with two parallel square faces would be known as a “square based prism” or sometimes just “square prism”. Simple enough , now go out there and ace your test buddy !!