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Transformation Vocabulary 8th grade

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Congruence

a)

when a shape is enlarged

b)

when two figures are the same size and same shape

c)

when the rotation moves two quadrants

2.

Dilation

a)

a transformation that enlarges or reduces a figure

b)

all types of transformation

c)

when we "flip" across a line of reflection

3.

Image

a)

a slide or flip

b)

the original shape or figure

c)

a shape or figure after a transformation; the new figure

4.

Orientation of a Figure

a)

the direction in which a figure is placed on a coordinate plane

b)

when a shape has the same side lengths

c)

two shapes that are not congruent

5.

Pre-Image

a)

a shape or figure after a transformation, the new figure

b)

a transformation that rotates around the origin

c)

a shape or figure before a transformation; the original figure

6.

Reflection

a)

a transformation that produces a mirror image of the original figure over a line of

b)

a transformation that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise

c)

when a scale is less than 1

7.

Scale Factor

a)

the ratio of corresponding sides in similar figures; the multiplier used to create a dilation

b)

when we find the area of a figure

c)

when we determine that shapes are congruent

8.

Rotation

a)

the axis that runs vertical

b)

a transformation that turns a figure around a center of rotation

c)

how we calculate the scale factor

9.

Similarity

a)

when shapes have the same side lengths

b)

when two figures are the same shape and have proportional sides and congruent angles, but not always the same size

c)

when we plot on coordinate plane

10.

Translation

a)

a transformation that moves each point of a figure the same distance and same direction

b)

rotation and reflection

c)

a transformation that moves a figure to no specific location

11.
 Describe the Transformation
a)
Translation
b)
Rotation
c)
Reflection
12.

What quadrant is the image now in?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

13.
 Describe the Transformation
a)
Translation
b)
Rotation
c)
Reflection
14.
Reflection or Rotation
a)
Reflection
b)
Rotation
15.
Is this rotation or reflection symmetry?
a)
Rotation
b)
Reflection
c)
Translation
16.

Describe the Transformation

a)

Reflection

b)

Translation

c)

Rotation

17.
Describe the Transformation
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
18.
Turning an Object
a)
Reflection
b)
Rotation
c)
Translation
19.

What does congruent mean?

a)

your nose is plugged up

b)

your pre image and image are the same color

c)

your image is the same type of shape as the pre image

d)

your image is the same shape AND size as the pre image

20.

Which came first? The image or the pre image?

a)

image

b)

pre image

c)

egg

21.

After a transformation, your new vertices should have what symbol on them?

a)

$

b)

#

c)

'

d)

&

22.
A dilation with a scale factor of 2 is a reduction. 
a)
True
b)
False
23.
After being transformed the new point is called a(n):
a)
Pre-Image
b)
Post Image
c)
Transformed
d)
Image
24.
Translations, reflections and rotations are all known as ________________________.
a)
Geometry
b)
Transformations
c)
Congruent
25.

Translations are always _______

a)

Congruent

b)

Bigger

c)

Smaller

d)

Rotated

26.
When you translate, you ______ a number to x and y.
a)
Add or subtract
b)
Multiply or divide
c)
Add or multiply
d)
Subtract or divide
27.
The result of a transformation.
a)
Pre-image
b)
Image
28.
The original figure prior to a transformation.
a)
Pre-image
b)
Image
29.
A dilation with a scale factor of 1/3 is a reduction. 
a)
True 
b)
False
30.
Which transformation changes the orientation of the shape?
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
d)
Dilation
31.
Which transformation is not a rigid transformation?
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
d)
Dilation
32.

A __________ is a rigid motion transformation that "slides" each point of a figure the same distance and direction.

a)

Transformation

b)

Rotation

c)

Reflection

d)

Translation

33.

The ______________ is the point around which you rotate a figure. It can be on the figure, inside the figure, or outside the figure.

a)

Center of Rotation

b)

Middle

c)

Reflection

d)

Origin

34.

A ________ is a rigid motion transformation that "flips" a figure across a line of reflection.

a)

translation

b)

line of reflection

c)

reflection

d)

rotation

35.

A ______ is a rigid motion transformation that turns a figure on a plane about a fixed point, called the center of rotation, through a given angle, called the angle of rotation.

a)

Transformation

b)

Reflection

c)

Translation

d)

Rotation

36.

A ________ is the mapping, or movement, of a plane and all the points of a figure on a plane according to a common action or operation.

a)

Transformation

b)

Translation

c)

Reflection

d)

Rotation

37.

Dilation

a)

a transformation that enlarges or reduces a figure

b)

all types of transformation

c)

when we "flip" across a line of reflection

38.

Image

a)

a slide or flip

b)

the original shape or figure

c)

a shape or figure after a transformation; the new figure

39.

Orientation of a Figure

a)

the direction in which a figure is placed on a coordinate plane

b)

when a shape has the same side lengths

c)

two shapes that are not congruent

40.

Pre-Image

a)

a shape or figure after a transformation, the new figure

b)

a transformation that rotates around the origin

c)

a shape or figure before a transformation; the original figure

41.

Reflection

a)

a transformation that produces a mirror image of the original figure over a line of

b)

a transformation that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise

c)

when a scale is less than 1

42.

Rotation

a)

the axis that runs vertical

b)

a transformation that turns a figure around a center of rotation

c)

how we calculate the scale factor

43.

Scale Factor

a)

the ratio of corresponding sides in similar figures; the multiplier used to create a dilation

b)

when we find the area of a figure

c)

when we determine that shapes are congruent

44.

Similarity

a)

when shapes have the same side lengths

b)

when two figures are the same shape and have proportional sides and congruent angles, but not always the same size

c)

when we plot on coordinate plane

45.

Translation

a)

a transformation that moves each point of a figure the same distance and same direction

b)

rotation and reflection

c)

a transformation that moves a figure to no specific location

46.

Congruence

a)

when a shape is enlarged

b)

when two figures are the same size and same shape

c)

when the rotation moves two quadrants

47.
A slide is also called a _________.
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
d)
Transformation
48.
A turn is also called a ___________.
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
d)
Transformation
49.
Name the transformation.
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
50.

Translations are always _______

a)

Congruent

b)

Bigger

c)

Smaller

d)

Rotated

51.

The image shows what type of transformation?

a)

Rotation

b)

Translation

c)

Reflection

52.
What is this picture an example of? 
a)
An angle
b)
A cat vertex 
c)
Rotation 
53.
What transformation is happening to the red triangle to get to the blue triangle?
a)
Translation
b)
Rotation
c)
Reflection
54.
 Describe the Transformation
a)
Translation
b)
Rotation
c)
Reflection
55.
 Describe the Transformation
a)
Translation
b)
Rotation
c)
Reflection
56.

What quadrant is the image now in?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

57.
 Describe the Transformation
a)
Translation
b)
Rotation
c)
Reflection
58.
Reflection or Rotation
a)
Reflection
b)
Rotation
59.
Is this rotation or reflection symmetry?
a)
Rotation
b)
Reflection
c)
Translation
60.

Describe the Transformation

a)

Reflection

b)

Translation

c)

Rotation

61.
Describe the Transformation
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
62.
Turning an Object
a)
Reflection
b)
Rotation
c)
Translation
63.

Which came first? The image or the pre image?

a)

image

b)

pre image

c)

egg

64.

What does congruent mean?

a)

your nose is plugged up

b)

your pre image and image are the same color

c)

your image is the same type of shape as the pre image

d)

your image is the same shape AND size as the pre image

65.

What is a transformation that flips a figure across a line?

a)

Translation

b)

Rotation

c)

Reflection

d)

Congruent

66.

What is a transformation that slides a figure along a straight line?

a)

Reflection

b)

Rotation

c)

Translation

d)

Congruent