Transformation Vocabulary

Front

What is another term for flip?

Back

reflection

Front

Slides a figure without turning it. Every point in the figure goes the same distance in the same direction.

Back

Translation

Front

It has a center, an angle, and a direction. It moves every point of a figure in a circle around the center clockwise or counterclockwise, and for a distance specified by the angle.

Back

Rotation

Front

This takes every point of the figure to a point directly opposite to it on the other side of the line and the same distance from the line.

Back

Reflection

Front

This produces an image that is the same shape as the original, but is a different size. Options: Reflection, Rotation, Translation, Dilation

Back

Dilation

Front

A move, or combination of moves, is called

Back

Transformation

Front

If a rigid transformation is applied to a geometric figure, the resulting figure is called

Back

Image

Front

If a part of the original figure matches up with the copy, we call them ___parts.

Back

Corresponding

Front

A pair of angles that are across from each other at the point where two lines intersect. There are two pairs of these angles.

Back

Vertical

Front

The name of the line that crosses two parallel lines and forms 8 angles.

Back

Transversal