How many squares make up the surface of a cube?

A cube is a three-dimensional object in which all the faces are in the shape of a square.

Answer: 6 squares make up the surface of a cube.

We will look into an open structure of cube to understand its surface.

Explanation:

Let's draw the net of a cube.

As we can see the open structure of a cube has 6 faces in all.

Therefore, 6 squares make up the surface of a cube.