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