Motion tween

Motion tweens can change the following properties of an instance of a symbol: position, scale, rotation, skew, brightness and tint.

Tween

Tween is the creation of successive frames of animation between key frames.

Key frame

A key frame in animation and film making is a drawing that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition.

Animation cycle

an animation cycle is where u have a rotation of images going in a cycle to make a smooth moving animation.