Geometry-Transformations Quiz

Transformation

A change in position, shape, or size of a figure

Pre-image

The original figure

Image

The transformed image

Isometry

A transformation in which the pre-image and the image are congruent

Reflection

A transformation which produces a mirror image; a "Flip

Translation

A transformation that moves points the same distance and in the same direction; a "Slide

Rotation

A transformation which moves the original figure around a point of rotation; a "Turn

Dilation

A transformation that results in an image that is the same shape as the original, but is either smaller or larger; a "Resize

Enlargement

A dilation in which the image is larger than the pre-image

Reduction

A dilation in which the image is smaller that the pre-image

Scale Factor

The size change from the pre-image to the image