8th grade math vocab review

Front

Movement of a figure on a coordinate plane by flipping

Back

Reflection

Front

Movement of a figure on a coordinate plane by turning

Back

Rotation

Front

A number that multiplies a quantity to resize an image.

Back

Scale factor

Front

Movement of a figure on a coordinate plane by sliding

Back

Translation

Front

When a figure changes size

Back

Dilation

Front

Exact same shape and size

Back

Congruent

Front

Same shape, different size

Back

Similar

Front

Result of a figure transformation

Back

Image

Front

Original image before transformation

Back

Pre-image

Front

Application of a rule that changes the size or location of a figure on a coordinate plane.

Back

Transformation