they are different because there bases are different
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A rectangular prism has 4 sides, and a triangular prism has three. Its like asking the difference between a Square and a Triangle!
a square pyramid has 5 faces and a rectangular prism has 6
All rectangular prisms have six faces, but if it's a RECTANGULAR prism, it's not possible for it to have six SQUARE faces, they only have two of those. In total, they usually have four rectangular faces and two square faces.
Pyrimids of Giza in Egypt The Egyptian pyramids are fine examples of square based pyramids.
Yes. You can stack square pyramids.