Exploring Transformations: Translations, Reflections, and Rotations

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic transformations?

• Translation

• Distortion

• Rotation

• Reflection

What is created when a shape is flipped over a line?

• A rotated image

• A translated image

• A mirror image

• A distorted image

What is the line called over which a shape is reflected?

• Axis of rotation

• Line of reflection

• Translation line

• Symmetry line

Why is a reflection in water not considered a technical mathematical reflection?

• Because it is not a mirror image

• Because it is distorted

• Because it changes size

• Because it changes shape

What happens to a shape during a rotation?

• It turns around a point

• It slides to a new position

• It flips over a line

• It changes size

What is the term for a 360-degree rotation?

• Half rotation

• Full rotation

• Quarter rotation

• Point symmetry

What is it called when a figure is rotated exactly 180 degrees?

• Line symmetry

• Full rotation

• Half rotation

• Point symmetry

What does a translation do to a shape?

• Changes its size

• Turns it around a point

• Flips it over a line

• Moves it to a new position

In a translation, how are the points of the shape moved?

• Same distance in the same direction

• Same distance in different directions

• Different distances in different directions

• Different distances in the same direction

Which transformation is shown when a shape is turned around a point?

• Reflection

• Rotation

• Translation

• Distortion