Matching Pairs Perimeter, Area, VolumeOnline version Distinguish between how to calculate perimeter, area, surface area, and volume. by Megan Gallagher 1 Formula for surface area of a cube 2 Formula for surface area of prism 3 Area definition 4 Perimeter definition 5 Formula for perimeter 6 Formula for area 7 Formula for volume 8 Surface area definition 9 Volume definition The number of square units that fill a 2D shape 6 x (length x width of face) Length x width (2 x length) + (2 x width) Length x width x height The number of cubic units that fill a 3D figure 2 x [(Area of face A) + (Area of face B) + (Area of face C)] The total distance around all sides of a shape The total area of all faces of a 3D figure