8th Grade Math Unit 1 Vocab Review

Front

Directions of clock hands on a circle

Back

clockwise

Front

Opposite direction of clock hands or left on a circle

Back

counterclockwise

Front

Fixed point around which a figure rotates

Back

center of rotation

Front

Angles in the same relative position in figures

Back

corresponding angles

Front

Sides in the same relative position in figures

Back

corresponding sides

Front

A figure resulting from a transformation or sequence of transformations

Back

image

Front

A line across which a figure is reflected

Back

line of reflection

Front

Transformation that flips a figure across a line to create a mirror image

Back

Reflection

Front

Transformation where size and shape remain unchanged

Back

Rigid Transformation

Front

Transformation that turns a figure through a given angle around a fixed point

Back

rotation