Transformations Vocab

Front

Alternate Interior Angles

Back

Angles that are on opposite sides of the transversal and inside the two lines.

Front

Center of Rotation

Back

The fixed point around which a figure is rotated.

Front

Clockwise

Back

In the direction that the hands of a clock move.

Front

Congruent figures

Back

Figures that have the same size and shape.

Front

Corresponding Angles

Back

Angles that are in the same position on two parallel lines in relation to a transversal.

Front

Counterclockwise

Back

In the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move.

Front

Exterior Angles

Back

Angles that are outside the parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal.

Front

Image

Back

The result of a transformation of a figure.

Front

Interior Angles

Back

Angles that are inside the parallel lines and on the same side of the transversal.

Front

Line of Reflection

Back

The line over which a figure is reflected.