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Unit 4: Machines and mechanisms

Quick questions on The four types of motion for QCE Engineering Unit 4

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What is the four types of motion?
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Linear motion is travel in a straight line in a single direction, such as a lift rising or a conveyor belt carrying boxes. The whole body moves the same distance in the same direction.
What are converting between motions?
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A machine rarely uses its input motion directly. Mechanisms convert one type into another:

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