This geometry volume formulas test checks area and volume formulas in 45 minutes, with 9 questions for a total of 20 points.
This 45-minute test has 9 questions worth 20 points. Show every step. Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\) unless a question asks for a rounded value, and include the correct units.
- Grade: Geometry
- Chapter: Area and Volume Formulas
- Common Core: G-GMD.A.1, G-GMD.A.3
- Time: 45 minutes
- Total: 20 points (Question 1: 2 pts; Question 2: 2 pts; Question 3: 2 pts; Question 4: 2 pts; Question 5: 2 pts; Question 6: 2 pts; Question 7: 2 pts; Question 8: 3 pts; Question 9: 3 pts)
Geometry Volume Formulas Test: questions 1–5
Question 1: Circle measures (2 points)
A circle has a diameter of \(16\text{ in}\). Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\).
- (1 point) Find the circumference.
- (1 point) Find the area.
Question 2: Rearranged sectors (2 points)
A circle of radius \(12\text{ cm}\) is cut into many thin sectors that are rearranged into a shape close to a parallelogram.
- (1 point) Find the length of the base in terms of \(\pi\).
- (1 point) Find the area of the shape and state which circle formula it confirms.
Question 3: Slanted cylinder (2 points)
The slanted cylinder and the right cylinder each have a base radius of \(3\text{ cm}\) and a perpendicular height of \(10\text{ cm}\).
- (1 point) Find the exact volume of the slanted cylinder.
- (1 point) Name the principle that justifies your answer and state what it says about the cross sections.
Question 4: Oil drum (2 points)
A cylindrical oil drum has a diameter of \(24\text{ in}\) and a height of \(36\text{ in}\).
- (1 point) Find its volume in terms of \(\pi\).
- (1 point) One gallon is \(231\text{ in}^{3}\). Find the capacity in gallons to the nearest tenth.
Question 5: Pyramid height (2 points)
A square pyramid has a base side of \(6\text{ m}\) and a volume of \(150\text{ m}^{3}\).
- (1 point) Find the height of the pyramid.
- (1 point) Find the volume of a prism with the same base and the same height.
Geometry Volume Formulas Test: questions 6–9
Question 6: Pile of sand (2 points)
A cone-shaped pile of sand has a diameter of \(10\text{ ft}\) and a height of \(6\text{ ft}\).
- (1 point) Find the volume to the nearest hundredth.
- (1 point) Sand weighs \(100\) pounds per cubic foot. Find the weight of the pile in pounds.
Question 7: Volume of a sphere (2 points)
A sphere has a radius of \(9\text{ cm}\). Find its volume in terms of \(\pi\) and to the nearest hundredth.
Question 8: Hemisphere and cylinder (3 points)
A cylinder and a cone each have a radius of \(6\text{ cm}\) and a height of \(6\text{ cm}\).
- (1 point) Find the exact volume of the cylinder.
- (1 point) Find the exact volume of the cone.
- (1 point) Subtract, then use the sphere formula to show that the result equals the volume of a hemisphere of radius \(6\text{ cm}\).
Question 9: Cone candles (3 points)
Priya pours wax from a full cylindrical mold into small cone-shaped molds. The cylinder has a radius of \(4\text{ cm}\) and a height of \(9\text{ cm}\). Each cone has a radius of \(3\text{ cm}\) and a height of \(6\text{ cm}\).
- (1 point) Find the volume of the cylinder in terms of \(\pi\).
- (1 point) Find the volume of one cone in terms of \(\pi\).
- (1 point) How many cone candles can she fill?
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