Exploring Rigid Transformations in Geometry

What happens to a triangle when it is slid 5 units left and 3 units down?

• It moves without changing shape or size.

• It rotates.

• It increases in size.

• It changes shape.

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What is the result of reflecting a shape over the y-axis?

• The shape becomes a circle.

• The shape's orientation changes but size remains the same.

• The shape's size increases.

• The shape's color changes.

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What is true about the area of a shape after a reflection?

• It becomes zero.

• It halves.

• It remains the same.

• It doubles.

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What does a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation do to a shape?

• Changes its size.

• Alters its color.

• Changes its position and orientation without altering size.

• Makes it disappear.

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What does congruency mean in geometry?

• Shapes that can rotate.

• Shapes that have the same size and shape.

• Shapes that are mirror images.

• Shapes that have different sizes.

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What is the effect of rotating a shape 180 degrees?

• It changes the shape's color.

• It increases the shape's size.

• It makes the shape transparent.

• It flips the shape's orientation without changing size.

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How does a translation affect a shape?

• It changes the shape's size.

• It rotates the shape.

• It moves the shape without changing its size.

• It adds more sides to the shape.

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How do you verify if two shapes are congruent?

• By changing their colors.

• By measuring their perimeters.

• By comparing their sizes and shapes.

• By rotating one shape.

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What happens to the coordinates of a point after a translation?

• They remain unchanged.

• They disappear.

• They move along with the shape.

• They become negative.

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What is the result of a 270-degree counterclockwise rotation?

• The shape's color changes.

• The shape's orientation changes significantly.

• The shape becomes larger.

• The shape turns into a different shape.

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