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Surface Area & Volume: Cones, Spheres & Pyramids · MCQ assessment

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1A sphere has radius $3$ cm.
Work out the volume of the sphere.
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
Solid ()3 cm
A$108\pi$ cm³B$12\pi$ cm³C$36\pi$ cm³D$9\pi$ cm³
2A pyramid has a square base of side $5$ cm.
The apex is directly above the centre of the base and the perpendicular height of the pyramid is $6$ cm.
Work out the volume of the pyramid.
Give your answer in cm³.
Solid ()ABCDVX5 cm6 cm
A100B150C31D50
3A cone has base radius $8$ cm and vertical height $15$ cm.
Work out the slant height $l$ of the cone.
Give your answer in cm.
Solid ()15 cm8 cml
A12.7B17C23D16
4The diagram shows a solid square-based pyramid.
The base is a square of side $6$ cm and each of the four triangular faces has a slant height of $8$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the pyramid.
Solid ()ABCDVX6 cm
A96B84C228D132
5A cone has base radius $4$ cm and vertical height $12$ cm.
Work out the volume of the cone.
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$.
Solid ()12 cm4 cm
A$64\pi$ cm³B$16\pi$ cm³C$256\pi$ cm³D$192\pi$ cm³
6Two identical solid square-based pyramids each have a square base of side $3$ cm.
Together they have a total volume of $54$ cm³.
Work out the perpendicular height of each pyramid. (Volume of a pyramid $= \dfrac{1}{3} \times \text{base area} \times \text{height}$.)
Solid ()ABCDVX3 cmh
A9B27C18D3
7A solid hemisphere and a solid cylinder both have radius $12$ cm.
The cylinder has height $10$ cm.
Work out the ratio of the total surface area of the hemisphere to the total surface area of the cylinder.
Give your answer in its simplest form. (Curved surface area of a hemisphere $= 2\pi r^2$.)
A12 : 11B9 : 5C6 : 11D9 : 11
8A solid cone has base radius $6$ cm and slant height $9$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the cone.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$.)
Solid ()6 cm9 cm
A283B1130C396D170
9A solid hemisphere has radius $7$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the solid hemisphere.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (The curved surface area of a hemisphere is $2\pi r^2$.)
Solid ()7 cm
A616B462C308D154
10A cylindrical tube has internal diameter $10$ cm and height $35$ cm.
Balls of diameter $6$ cm are dropped in so they stack on top of one another.
Work out the greatest number of whole balls that fit inside the tube.
A5B24C3D6
11A pyramid has a square base of side $9$ cm and a volume of $216$ cm³.
The apex is directly above the centre of the base.
Work out the perpendicular height of the pyramid. (Volume of a pyramid $= \dfrac{1}{3} \times \text{base area} \times \text{height}$.)
Solid ()ABCDVX9 cmh
A72B216C3D8
12A frustum is made by removing a small cone from the top of a larger cone, with the cut parallel to the base.
The larger cone has base radius $16$ cm and vertical height $30$ cm.
The small cone that is removed has base radius $8$ cm and vertical height $15$ cm.
Work out the volume of the frustum.
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$. (Volume of a cone $= \dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h$.)
Solid ()8 cm16 cm
A$2240\pi$ cm³B$960\pi$ cm³C$1280\pi$ cm³D$2560\pi$ cm³
13A solid cone has base radius $4$ cm and vertical height $3$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the cone.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$, where $l$ is the slant height.)
Solid ()3 cm4 cm
A62.8B101C88.0D113
14A solid cylinder has radius $3$ cm and height $5$ cm.
A solid sphere has the same volume as the cylinder.
Work out the radius of the sphere.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
A3.23B5.13C3.56D5.81
15The net of a cone is a sector of a circle of radius $12$ cm with an angle of $180°$ at the centre.
The net is folded to make a cone of slant height $12$ cm.
Work out the vertical height of the cone.
Solid ()12 cm180°
A13.4B6C11.0D10.4
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Surface Area & Volume: Cones, Spheres & Pyramids · MCQ assessment

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1Choose the correct formula for the surface area of a sphere of radius r.
A$\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$B$4\pi r^2$C$\pi r^2$D$2\pi r^2$
2A cone has base radius $7$ cm and vertical height $14$ cm.
Work out the volume of the cone.
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$.
Solid ()14 cm7 cm
A$686\pi$ cm³B$\dfrac{98\pi}{3}$ cm³C$\dfrac{2744\pi}{3}$ cm³D$\dfrac{686\pi}{3}$ cm³
3A cone has base radius $8$ cm and vertical height $15$ cm.
Work out the slant height $l$ of the cone.
Give your answer in cm.
Solid ()15 cm8 cml
A17B23C12.7D16
4A pyramid has a square base of side $6$ cm.
The apex is directly above the centre of the base and the perpendicular height of the pyramid is $5$ cm.
Work out the volume of the pyramid.
Give your answer in cm³.
Solid ()ABCDVX6 cm5 cm
A60B41C120D180
5A cone has a base radius of $10$ cm and a vertical height of $22$ cm.
Work out the volume of the cone.
Solid ()22 cm10 cm
A9220B6910C2300D230
6A solid cone has base radius $3$ cm and slant height $7$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the cone.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$.)
Solid ()3 cm7 cm
A226B123C94.2D66.0
7A hemisphere has a diameter of $16$ cm.
Work out the volume of the hemisphere.
Solid ()16 cm
A2140B1070C8580D268
8A solid hemisphere has radius $11$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the solid hemisphere.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (The curved surface area of a hemisphere is $2\pi r^2$.)
Solid ()11 cm
A760B1140C1520D380
9Two identical solid square-based pyramids each have a square base of side $6$ cm.
Together they have a total volume of $240$ cm³.
Work out the perpendicular height of each pyramid. (Volume of a pyramid $= \dfrac{1}{3} \times \text{base area} \times \text{height}$.)
Solid ()ABCDVX6 cmh
A10B60C20D3
10A solid hemisphere and a solid cylinder both have radius $3$ cm.
The cylinder has height $3$ cm.
Work out the ratio of the total surface area of the hemisphere to the total surface area of the cylinder.
Give your answer in its simplest form. (Curved surface area of a hemisphere $= 2\pi r^2$.)
A1 : 1B1 : 2C3 : 4D3 : 2
11A pyramid has a square base of side $8$ cm and a volume of $384$ cm³.
The apex is directly above the centre of the base.
Work out the perpendicular height of the pyramid. (Volume of a pyramid $= \dfrac{1}{3} \times \text{base area} \times \text{height}$.)
Solid ()ABCDVX8 cmh
A18B144C6D384
12A sphere has a volume of $288\pi$ cm³.
Work out the radius of the sphere. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
Solid ()r
A12B8C6D7
13A cone has slant height $8$ cm and base radius $r$ cm.
The total surface area of the cone is $65\pi$ cm².
Work out the value of $r$. (Total surface area of a cone $= \pi r^2 + \pi r l$.)
Solid ()r8 cm
A10B5C8D6
14The diagram shows a frustum formed by removing a small cone from a larger cone.
The larger cone has base radius $16$ cm and slant height $34$ cm.
The frustum has a top radius of $8$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the frustum.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$, where $l$ is the slant height.)
Solid ()8 cm16 cm34 cm
A2090B2710C1280D2290
15A solid square-based pyramid has a base of side $9$ cm.
A solid hemisphere has radius $3$ cm.
The volume of the hemisphere is $50\%$ of the volume of the pyramid.
Work out the perpendicular height of the pyramid.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Volume of a hemisphere $= \dfrac{2}{3}\pi r^3$.)
Solid ()ABCDVX9 cmh
A1.40B8.38C2.09D4.19
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Surface Area & Volume: Cones, Spheres & Pyramids · MCQ assessment

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1The diagram shows the net of a solid.
Name the solid that the net folds up to make.
Solid ()
Asquare-based pyramidBcuboidCcubeDtriangular prism
2Choose the correct formula for the surface area of a sphere of radius r.
A$\pi r^2$B$4\pi r^2$C$\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$D$2\pi r^2$
3A sphere has radius $8$ cm.
Work out the volume of the sphere.
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
Solid ()8 cm
A$\dfrac{2048\pi}{3}$ cm³B$2048\pi$ cm³C$\dfrac{512\pi}{3}$ cm³D$\dfrac{256\pi}{3}$ cm³
4A cone has base radius $5$ cm and vertical height $12$ cm.
Work out the slant height $l$ of the cone.
Give your answer in cm.
Solid ()12 cm5 cml
A14.0B17C10.9D13
5A cone has base radius $10$ cm and slant height $19$ cm.
Work out the curved surface area of the cone (the curved part only).
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$.)
Solid ()10 cm19 cm
A$100\pi$ cm²B$380\pi$ cm²C$290\pi$ cm²D$190\pi$ cm²
6A solid hemisphere has radius $6$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the solid hemisphere.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (The curved surface area of a hemisphere is $2\pi r^2$.)
Solid ()6 cm
A113B339C452D226
7A pyramid has a square base of side $6$ cm and a volume of $60$ cm³.
The apex is directly above the centre of the base.
Work out the perpendicular height of the pyramid. (Volume of a pyramid $= \dfrac{1}{3} \times \text{base area} \times \text{height}$.)
Solid ()ABCDVX6 cmh
A60B5C30D2
8A sphere has a diameter of $12$ cm.
Work out the volume of the sphere.
Solid ()12 cm
A151B905C452D7240
9A solid hemisphere and a solid cylinder both have radius $9$ cm.
The cylinder has height $8$ cm.
Work out the ratio of the total surface area of the hemisphere to the total surface area of the cylinder.
Give your answer in its simplest form. (Curved surface area of a hemisphere $= 2\pi r^2$.)
A27 : 34B18 : 17C9 : 17D27 : 16
10A cylindrical tube has internal diameter $12$ cm and height $74$ cm.
Balls of diameter $10$ cm are dropped in so they stack on top of one another.
Work out the greatest number of whole balls that fit inside the tube.
A15B7C6D8
11A solid cone has base radius $6$ cm and slant height $15$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the cone.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$.)
Solid ()6 cm15 cm
A283B509C1810D396
12A sphere has a volume of $36\pi$ cm³.
Work out the radius of the sphere. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
Solid ()r
A5B6C4D3
13Two cones are joined base-to-base to make a solid.
Both cones have base radius $r$ cm.
One cone has slant height $4r$ cm and the other has slant height $5r$ cm.
The total curved surface area of the solid is $300\pi$ cm².
Work out the value of $r$.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$.)
A5.77B33.3C5.22D3.87
14The diagram shows a frustum formed by removing a small cone from a larger cone.
The larger cone has base radius $24$ cm and slant height $51$ cm.
The frustum has a top radius of $16$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the frustum.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$, where $l$ is the slant height.)
Solid ()16 cm24 cm51 cm
A3950B4750C6460D2140
15The net of a cone is a sector of a circle of radius $20$ cm with an angle of $144°$ at the centre.
The net is folded to make a cone of slant height $20$ cm.
Work out the vertical height of the cone.
Solid ()20 cm144°
A8B21.5C12D18.3
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1Choose the correct formula for the surface area of a sphere of radius r.
A$\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$B$4\pi r^2$C$2\pi r^2$D$\pi r^2$
2The diagram shows a solid square-based pyramid.
The base is a square of side $8$ cm and each of the four triangular faces has a slant height of $10$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the pyramid.
Solid ()ABCDVX8 cm
A160B224C144D384
3A cone has base radius $6$ cm and slant height $10$ cm.
Work out the curved surface area of the cone (the curved part only).
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$.)
Solid ()6 cm10 cm
A$60\pi$ cm²B$120\pi$ cm²C$96\pi$ cm²D$36\pi$ cm²
4A sphere has radius $9$ cm.
Work out the volume of the sphere.
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
Solid ()9 cm
A$972\pi$ cm³B$2916\pi$ cm³C$108\pi$ cm³D$243\pi$ cm³
5A cone has a base radius of $6$ cm and a vertical height of $16$ cm.
Work out the volume of the cone.
Solid ()16 cm6 cm
A2410B603C1810D101
6A solid hemisphere and a solid cylinder both have radius $8$ cm.
The cylinder has height $11$ cm.
Work out the ratio of the total surface area of the hemisphere to the total surface area of the cylinder.
Give your answer in its simplest form. (Curved surface area of a hemisphere $= 2\pi r^2$.)
A8 : 19B12 : 19C16 : 19D12 : 11
7A sphere has a diameter of $10$ cm.
Work out the volume of the sphere.
Solid ()10 cm
A4190B524C105D262
8A solid hemisphere has radius $11$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the solid hemisphere.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (The curved surface area of a hemisphere is $2\pi r^2$.)
Solid ()11 cm
A760B1520C380D1140
9A solid cone has base radius $9$ cm and slant height $14$ cm.
Work out the total surface area of the cone.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Curved surface area of a cone $= \pi r l$.)
Solid ()9 cm14 cm
A396B3820C650D905
10A pyramid has a square base of side $12$ cm and a volume of $624$ cm³.
The apex is directly above the centre of the base.
Work out the perpendicular height of the pyramid. (Volume of a pyramid $= \dfrac{1}{3} \times \text{base area} \times \text{height}$.)
Solid ()ABCDVX12 cmh
A624B156C13D4
11A cylindrical tube has internal diameter $7$ cm and height $39$ cm.
Balls of diameter $5$ cm are dropped in so they stack on top of one another.
Work out the greatest number of whole balls that fit inside the tube.
A7B8C22D5
12VABCD is a pyramid with a square base ABCD of side $10$ cm.
The apex V is directly above the centre X of the base.
Each slant edge (such as VC) is $10$ cm.
Work out the volume of the pyramid.
Solid ()ABCDVX10 cm10 cm
A0B333C236D707
13A frustum is made by removing a small cone from the top of a larger cone, with the cut parallel to the base.
The larger cone has base radius $15$ cm and vertical height $36$ cm.
The small cone that is removed has base radius $5$ cm and vertical height $12$ cm.
Work out the volume of the frustum.
Give your answer in terms of $\pi$. (Volume of a cone $= \dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h$.)
Solid ()5 cm15 cm
A$1800\pi$ cm³B$1600\pi$ cm³C$2600\pi$ cm³D$2700\pi$ cm³
14A solid cylinder has radius $5$ cm and height $8$ cm.
A solid sphere has the same volume as the cylinder.
Work out the radius of the sphere.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
A5.85B8.43C5.31D12.2
15A sphere has a volume of $288\pi$ cm³.
Work out the radius of the sphere. (Volume of a sphere $= \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.)
Solid ()r
A12B8C6D7
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