Spatial Ability: 2D Unfolding Flashcards
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In a cube net shaped like a cross (one center square with four squares extending outward), the center square will become which face when folded?
Answer: Any face, depending on orientation when folding
The center square of a cross net can become any face of the cube depending on how you orient it before folding.
A cube net has square E above square A, then A-B-C-D in a row, then square F below square C. Which squares become opposite faces when folded?
Answer: A & C, B & D, E & F
Wrapping A-B-C-D around forms four sides: A(front) opposite C(back), B(right) opposite D(left), and E(top) opposite F(bottom).
A 2×3 rectangular grid of 6 equal squares is cut out. Can it be folded into a cube?
Answer: No, it is not a valid cube net
A 2×3 rectangular grid cannot fold into a cube because opposite faces would overlap during folding.
To create a flat net from a cube by cutting edges, how many of the cube's 12 edges must be cut?
Answer: 7
Cutting 7 of the 12 edges leaves 5 edges as hinges, forming a connected spanning tree of all 6 faces.
A cube net is flipped over (turned face-down). When folded, how does the resulting cube compare to folding it face-up?
Answer: A mirror image
Flipping a net produces a mirror image because the inside and outside of each face are reversed.
Which 3D shape has a net consisting of one rectangle and two circles?
Answer: Cylinder
A cylinder's net is one rectangle (the curved lateral surface unrolled flat) plus two circles (the top and bottom caps).
A regular tetrahedron has 4 equilateral triangular faces. Its unfolded net contains:
Answer: 4 triangles arranged as a strip or branching shape
A tetrahedron has exactly 4 triangular faces, so its net must contain all 4 triangles in a connected arrangement.