1. What is a rectangular prism?
A rectangular prism is another name for a cuboid. Its cross-section is a rectangle.
e.g. A shoe box is often in the shape of a rectangualr prism.
2. How is the volume of a cuboid calculated?
Multipy the length of the cuboid by the width of the cuboid by the height of the cuboid.
3. What is the relationship between a cubic metre and a cubic centimetre?
There are 100 × 100 × 100 cubic centimetres in a cubic metre. That is ONE MILLION.
4. What is a litre?
A litre is a unit of CAPACITY which is a measure of the amount of a liquid or fluid.
Capacity is the amount of liquid or gas a container can hold. e.g. The capacity of a petrol tank could be 50 litres.
A litre is the equivalent volume of a cube of side length 10 cm. i.e. 1 litre = 10 × 10 × 10 cm3 = 1000 cm3
