Volume = B·h
B: The surface that remains the same all the way across or all the way up, also called the base surface.
Surface Area: The sum of all the surfaces. There is no single formula that can be applied to all prisms.
A cylinder is also a prism, but it is referred to as a cylinder when the base is a circle.
The green surface remains the same all the way across.
Examples of a prism standing up.
The green surface remains the same all the way up.