Transformation Vocabulary

A transformation in which you turn a figure is called a

• Congruent

• Rotation

• Origin

• Sides/Angles

Answer explanation

The key word is TURN.

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

The horizontal axis is on a coordinate plane is called the _______.

• x-axis

• y-axis

• quadrants

• translation

Answer explanation

The key work is HORIZONTAL. The sun rises over the HORIZON.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

Figures are ______________ when they have the same shape and size.

• congruent

• quadrant

• origin

• image

Answer explanation

The key words are the SAME SIZE and the SAME SHAPE.

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

A transformation is which you flip a figure is called a ________.

• origin

• tranlation

• reflection

• rotation

Answer explanation

The key word here is FLIP.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The point (0,0) where the x and y axis meet in a coordinate plane is the _____.

• quadrant

• origin

• reflection

• rotation

Answer explanation

The key information is (0,0). That is where you start graphing every time. It is the beginning.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A _________ changes the position or orientation of a figure on a coordinate plane.

• sides/angles

• origin

• transformation

• translation

Answer explanation

Every change is considered a transformation.

Translation, rotation or dilation are all examples of transformations.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

The vertical axis on a coordinate plane is call the ___________.

• y-axis

• x-axis

• image

• quadrant

Answer explanation

The key word here is vertical.

A vertical drop is something the goes straight down.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

When a figure is transformed, the new figure is called the ________.

• sides/angles

• image

• reflection

• congruent

Answer explanation

It creates a new image every time.

It is a pre-image before this.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A transformation in which you slide a figure is called a __________.

• congruent

• tranlation

• rotation

• image

Answer explanation

The key work is slide.

Translation has sl in the word to help you remember it.

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

The x-axis and the y-axis separate the coordinate plane into four regions called _______

• Ordered Pairs

• quadrants

• x-axis

• origin

Answer explanation

The key work is four regions.

The word quad means 4 and quadrant has quad in the beginning of the word.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10