Types of Transformations
Key terms
Transformation verbs
100

When a shape is flipped over a line creating a mirror image, this transformation is called a ________.

Reflection

100

The shape before a transformation is applied is called the ________.

pre-image

100

The action of sliding a shape from one position to another without rotating or flipping it is referred to as ________.

moving

200

The transformation that turns a shape around a fixed point, altering its orientation but not its size, is known as a ________.

Rotation

200

The result of applying a transformation to a shape is known as the ________.

image

200

The action of turning a shape around a fixed point is known as ________.

rotating

300

A shape that looks the same after being flipped over a line of reflection exhibits ________.

symmetry

300

The point around which a shape rotates is called the ________.

center of rotation

300

When you flip a shape over a line to create a mirror image, you are ________ the shape.

reflecting

400

When a shape looks the same after being turned 90 degrees around a point, this is known as ________ symmetry.

rotational symmetry

400

The line over which a shape is reflected is called the ________.

line of reflection

400

The process of shifting a shape along a path without changing its size or orientation involves ________ it.

moving

500

The transformation that shifts a shape along a straight path without rotating or flipping it is known as a ________.

translation

500

The property of a shape that allows it to match its original appearance after being rotated by 180 degrees is called ________ symmetry.

rotational symmetry

500

To describe the action of turning a shape around a central point, you use the term ________.

rotating

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