Types of motion + levers

What is the purpose of mechanical devices?

• To change one form of force to another

• To generate electricity

• To store energy

• To design new materials

Which type of motion moves something in a straight line?

• Linear motion

• Rotary motion

• Reciprocating motion

• Oscillating motion

What type of motion has a repeated up and down or back-and-forth motion?

• Linear motion

• Rotary motion

• Reciprocating motion

• Oscillating motion

Which type of motion has a curved backwards and forwards movement?

• Linear motion

• Rotary motion

• Reciprocating motion

• Oscillating motion

What is an example of linear motion?

• A train moving down a track

• A wheel

• A piston or pump

• A swing or a clock pendulum

What is an example of rotary motion?

• A train moving down a track

• A wheel

• A piston or pump

• A swing or a clock pendulum

What is an example of reciprocating motion?

• A train moving down a track

• A wheel

• A piston or pump

• A swing or a clock pendulum

What is an example of oscillating motion?

• A train moving down a track

• A wheel

• A piston or pump

• A swing or a clock pendulum

Which type of motion has something moving all the way around an axis or pivot point?

• Linear motion

• Rotary motion

• Reciprocating motion

• Oscillating motion

What type of motion is this

• Rotary

• Oscillating

• Reciprocating

• Linear