Envision: Geometry_Topic 3 and 4 Vocabulary

What is the process of flipping a figure over a line called?

• Translation

• Rotation

• Reflection

• Vector

What is the line called over which a figure is flipped during a reflection?

• Line of symmetry

• Line of reflection

• Axis of rotation

• Vector line

What is the term for sliding a figure from one position to another without changing its orientation?

• Rotation

• Reflection

• Translation

• Vector

What represents the direction and magnitude of a translation?

• Line of reflection

• Vector

• Axis

• Rotation point

What is the process of turning a figure around a fixed point called?

• Translation

• Reflection

• Rotation

• Vector

What is the original figure before a transformation called?

• Image

• Preimage

• Reflection

• Vector

What is the fixed point called around which a figure is rotated?

• Center of rotation

• Line of reflection

• Axis of symmetry

• Vector point

Which transformation involves a figure being flipped over a line?

• Rotation

• Translation

• Reflection

• Vector

What is the term for the movement of a figure without rotating or flipping it?

• Reflection

• Translation

• Rotation

• Vector

What is used to describe the movement in a translation?

• Line of reflection

• Vector

• Axis

• Rotation point