Triangular. the base is square, with four other triangular faces.
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Triangles (four of) and a square.One square as base and four triangles as sides.
The difference is the shape. A cube is a 3D square. A square pyramid is a pyramid with for sides and a square on the bottom.
There are a few simple shapes with equal sides. The basic shapes are a square, octagon, and an equilateral triangle,
A square pyramid is a polyhedron with a square base and triangular sides that meet at a point at the top. This gives this pyramid five faces.
No such thing as a 'Square' Pyramid. However, the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt have a square base, and four triangular sides that meet at a point. This is the classic form of a pyramid. NB A Triangular based pyramid is named a 'Tetrahedron', NOT a pyramid.