Unit 3: Transformations Vocabulary

Front

What is a rotation?

Back

Turning a figure about a point.

Front

What is orientation in geometry?

Back

Position or direction of a figure.

Front

What does congruent mean?

Back

Same shape, same size.

Front

What is an algebraic representation?

Back

A way to describe a transformation using letters and/or numbers plus math operations.

Front

What is the scale factor?

Back

The number used to multiply dimensions of a figure.

Front

What is a transformation?

Back

A change in the position, size, or shape of a figure.

Front

What is a translation?

Back

Moving a figure from one position to another without changing its shape or size.

Front

What is a reflection?

Back

Flipping a figure over a line to create a mirror image.

Front

What is a dilation?

Back

A transformation that changes the size of a figure but not its shape.

Front

What is the center of rotation?

Back

The fixed point around which a figure rotates.