Transformations Vocabulary

Front

What color is the y-axis?

Back

Black

Front

A transformation that 'turns' a figure about a fixed point at a given angle and a given direction.

Back

Rotation

Front

What color is the x-axis?

Back

Red

Front

The following is a ... (if a figure is flipped over a line)

Back

Reflection

Front

Same shape but different size.

Back

Similar

Front

A transformation that slides a figure from one position to another without turning it.

Back

Translation

Front

A transformation that enlarges or reduces a figure proportionally.

Back

Dilation

Front

What is the term for a transformation that keeps the shape and size of a figure the same?

Back

Congruent

Front

The line that a figure is reflected over is called what?

Back

Line of Reflection

Front

What is the term for the distance and direction a figure is moved in a translation?

Back

Vector