Everyday objects such as a tennis ball, a box, a bicycle, and a redwood tree are all examples of space figures. Some common simple space figures include cubes, spheres, cylinders, prisms, cones, and pyramids. A space figure having all flat faces is called a polyhedron. The triangle on the right is a cross-section of the cube on the left. Volume Volume is a measure of how much space a space figure takes up.
Volume is used to measure a space figure just as area is used to measure a plane figure.
The volume of a cube is the cube of the length of one of its sides. The volume of a box is the product of its length, width, and height. The surface area of a space figure is the total area of all the faces of the figure. Cube A cube is a three-dimensional figure having six matching square sides. A cube has six square-shaped sides.