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11 Cards in this Set
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Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps, and Mirrors
Symmetry and Transformations |
Academic Vocabulary
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Congruent Figures
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Congruent Figures = Two figures are congruent if one is an image of the other under a translation, a reflection, a rotation, or some combination of these transformations.
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Line of Symmetry
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Line of Symmetry = A line of symmetry divides a figure into halves that are mirror images.
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Rotation
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Rotation = A transformation that turns a figure counterclockwise about a point.
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Tessellation
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Tessellation = A design that covers a surface without gaps or overlaps and that consists entirely of copies of a basic design.
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Transformation
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Transformation = A geometric operation that relates each point of a figure to an image point.
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Translation
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Translation = A transformation that slides each point on a figure to an image point a given distance an direction from the original point.
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Describe
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Describe = To explain or tell in detail.
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Explain
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Explain = To give facts and details that make an idea easier to understand.
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Identify
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Identify = To match a definition or a description to an object or to recognize something and be able to name it.
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Sketch
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Sketch = To draw a rough outline or something.
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