Cube

A cube is the block with all right angles that is the same size in height, width and depth.

A cube has 6 sides of equal length and width

The sides of the cube are squares. The edges are straight lines. The corners are at right angles.

There are 8 corners, 12 edges and 6 sides.

The volume of the cube is the length of the edge(E) multiplied by itself three times: E x E x E.

A cube is one of the simplest mathematical shapes in space, and something that is shaped like the cube is sometimes referred to as cubic.

A magnified crystal of salt

Things that can be cubic

• Dice
• Boxes
• Building blocks