Surface Area Quiz

1. A label wraps once around the curved side of a cylindrical can without overlapping. The can's circumference is 10 inches and its height is 6 inches. What is the label's area?

2. An open-top box has a 4-inch by 6-inch base and is 2 inches high. What is the area of the material used for its base and four sides?

3. A cube has an edge length of 3 inches. What is its total surface area?

4. A net is made from six congruent squares, each with a side length of 2 inches. When folded, it forms a cube. What is the cube's surface area?

5. Which unit is appropriate for the surface area of an object measured in inches?

6. A right triangular prism has a triangular base with side lengths 3, 4, and 5 inches. The prism is 10 inches long. What is its total surface area?

7. A cube-shaped display has 4-inch edges. Five faces will be painted, while the bottom remains unpainted. How much area will be painted?

8. A rectangular gift box measures 8 inches by 3 inches by 2 inches. Ignoring overlap, how much wrapping paper is needed to cover it completely?

9. A square pyramid has a base with 6-inch sides and a slant height of 5 inches. What is its total surface area?

10. A closed cylinder has a radius of 2 inches and a height of 5 inches. What is its total surface area?

11. A cube has a total surface area of 150 square inches. What is its edge length?

12. Two cubes with 2-inch edges are joined face to face. What is the exterior surface area of the combined solid?

13. A closed rectangular box measures 2 inches by 3 inches by 5 inches. What is its total surface area?

14. A rectangular prism measures 5 inches by 4 inches by 3 inches. One 5-inch by 4-inch face is left uncovered. What area is covered on the other five faces?

15. The edge length of a cube is doubled. How does its surface area change?

16. A sphere has a radius of 3 inches. Using the formula 4πr², what is its surface area?