WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE VOLUME?

Please be specific with your answers

1) Double all the dimensions of each shape. What happens to the volume of each shape?

	ORIGINAL VOLUME	NEW VOLUME
rectangular prism	__________________________	__________________________
triangular prism	__________________________	__________________________
triangular pyramid	__________________________	__________________________
cylinder	__________________________	__________________________
cone	__________________________	__________________________
sphere	__________________________	__________________________
cube	__________________________	__________________________

2) Using the original dimensions, divide each dimension by two. What happens to the volume of each shape?

	ORIGINAL VOLUME	NEW VOLUME
rectangular prism	__________________________	__________________________
triangular prism	__________________________	__________________________
triangular pyramid	__________________________	__________________________
cylinder	__________________________	__________________________
cone	__________________________	__________________________
sphere	__________________________	__________________________
cube	__________________________	__________________________

3) Using the original dimensions, triple the radius of the cylinder, cone, and sphere. What happens to the volume of each shape?

	ORIGINAL VOLUME	NEW VOLUME
cylinder	__________________________	__________________________
cone	__________________________	__________________________
sphere	__________________________	__________________________

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