Transformations Quiz

What is a reflection in geometry?

• A reflection in geometry is a transformation that rotates a figure around a point.

• A reflection in geometry is a transformation that stretches or shrinks a figure.

• A reflection in geometry is a transformation that slides a figure along a line.

• A reflection in geometry is a transformation that flips a figure over a line called the line of reflection.

Which of the following is an example of a translation?

• Changing the color of a painting

• Moving a book from one table to another

• Adding sugar to a cup of coffee

• Turning on a light switch

What is a rotation in geometry?

• A rotation in geometry is a transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point called the center of rotation.

• A rotation in geometry is a transformation that changes the size of a figure.

• A rotation in geometry is a transformation that reflects a figure over a line.

• A rotation in geometry is a transformation that stretches a figure.

Which of the following is an example of a dilation?

• Rotating a rectangle by 90 degrees

• Reflecting a line across the x-axis

• Enlarging a triangle by a scale factor of 2

• Reducing the size of a square by a scale factor of 0.5

True or False: A reflection is a transformation that flips a figure over a line.

• True

• A reflection is a transformation that rotates a figure

• A reflection is a transformation that stretches a figure

• False

True or False: A translation is a transformation that changes the size of a figure.

• True and False

• False

• True

• True and True

True or False: A rotation is a transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point.

• False

• A rotation is a transformation that stretches a figure

• A rotation is a transformation that reflects a figure

• True

True or False: A dilation is a transformation that stretches or shrinks a figure.

• Translation

• False

• Rotation

• True

What is the result of reflecting a figure over the x-axis?

• Rotating the figure 90 degrees clockwise

• Stretching the figure horizontally

• Translating the figure to the right

• Flipping the figure vertically

What is the result of rotating a figure 90 degrees clockwise?

• Swapping x and y coordinates and negating the new x coordinate

• Swapping y and x coordinates and negating the new y coordinate

• Rotating the figure 90 degrees counterclockwise

• Flipping the figure horizontally