Exploring Dilations and Scale Factor

Exploring Dilations and Scale Factor

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

TEKS
MATH.G.3A, MATH.7.5C

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ethan Morris

Used 38+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

TEKS.MATH.G.3A
,
TEKS.MATH.7.5C

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a dilation in geometry do to a figure?

Changes its color

Moves it to a different position

Alters its size

Rotates the figure

Tags

TEKS.MATH.G.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the scale factor is greater than 1, what happens to the figure?

It becomes a circle

It gets smaller

It gets larger

It remains the same size

Tags

TEKS.MATH.G.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the scale factor represented?

New over original

Height over width

Original over new

Width over height

Tags

TEKS.MATH.7.5C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new length of a side originally 15 inches after a dilation with a scale factor of 2/5?

60 inches

6 inches

30 inches

7.5 inches

Tags

TEKS.MATH.G.3A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a scale factor of 3.5 indicate about the transformation?

The figure will get smaller

The figure will rotate

The figure will move

The figure will get larger

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the scale factor when working backwards from a dilation?

Divide the original by the new size

Multiply the original by the new size

Divide the new size by the original

Subtract the original from the new size

Tags

TEKS.MATH.G.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the scale factor if a triangle's side increases from 12 inches to 15 inches?

3

27

1.25

0.8

Tags

TEKS.MATH.7.5C

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