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Design and technology
Core principles

Starter quiz

  • A children's swing is an example of:
    • linear motion
    • reciprocating motion
    • rotary motion
    • oscillating motion  ✓
  • Match the product to the type of output motion:
    • riding a bike along a road
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      linear ✓
    • sewing machine needle
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      reciprocating ✓
    • the hands on an analogue clock
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      rotary ✓
    • the pendulum on a grandfather clock
      ⇔
      oscillating ✓
  • What does equilibrium mean?
    • forces are balanced and there is no movement  ✓
    • objects are always moving
    • one force is stronger than the others
    • forces cause the object to speed up
  • To open a tin of paint or varnish more easily, what could you do?
    • use your fingernails as a lever
    • use a flathead screwdriver as a lever  ✓
    • use a coin as a lever
  • A work horse is a product that uses linkages. Why do you think it may use linkages?
    A work horse is a product that uses linkages. Why do you think it may use linkages?
    • to keep the cost low
    • to enable it to dry clothes
    • to enable it to fold down to be compact  ✓
  • Look at the picture. What would happen if one of the small penguins moved off the seesaw.
    Look at the picture. What would happen if one of the small penguins moved off the seesaw.
    • large penguin would move up away from the floor
    • the small penguins would move up away from the floor  ✓
    • the large penguin would move towards the floor  ✓
    • the small penguins would move down towards the floor
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