Tessellations and Rhythms

What is a repeating pattern of shapes covering a surface with no gaps or overlapping called?

• Symmetry

• Fractal

• Mosaic

• Tessellation

What are precise shapes or objects usually made with straight lines and often man-made called?

• Natural shapes

• Organic shapes

• Geometric shapes

• Abstract shapes

What are irregular, free-flowing shapes and lines often seen in nature called?

• Mechanical shapes

• Symmetrical shapes

• Organic shapes

• Geometric shapes

What is a circular shape formed around an axis called?

• Radial

• Translation

• Reflection

• Dilation

What is a closed figure formed by three or more line segments called?

• Circle

• Polygon

• Ellipse

• Arc

What is the most popular tessellation in fashion today.

• ink spots

• houndstooth

• polka dots

• stripes

A physical change that occurs in nature of a structure or a substance.

• oxygen

• pattern

• Metamorphosis

• solid

Which of one of these shapes will not tessellate?

• Equilateral Triangle

• Hexagon

• Square

• circle

An abstract art form where the artists draws repetitive, simple patterns.

• Zentangle

• perspective

• polygons

• origami

Art that depicts nature or life accurately, without exaggeration. 

• impressionism

• abstract

• realism

• surrealism