Envision: Geometry_Topic 3 and 4 Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for the movement of a figure without rotating or flipping it?

Back

Translation

Front

What represents the direction and magnitude of a translation?

Back

Vector

Front

What is used to describe the movement in a translation?

Back

Vector

Front

What is the original figure before a transformation called?

Back

Preimage

Front

What is the term for sliding a figure from one position to another without changing its orientation?

Back

Translation

Front

What is the term for a transformation that flips a figure over a line?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for a transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the line called that a figure is reflected over?

Back

Line of reflection

Front

What is the point called around which a figure is rotated?

Back

Rotation point

Front

What is the image of a figure after a transformation called?

Back

Image