PLTW AR Vocab

Front

What is the term for information fed into a system?

Back

Input

Front

What do you call the gear that transmits power and motion to the rest of the system?

Back

Drive Gear

Front

What is the name of the gear that receives motion and power from another gear?

Back

Driven Gear

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

What is something put into a system to achieve a result, such as resources or signals?

Back

Input Gear

Front

What term describes circular motion?

Back

Rotary

Front

What is the term for the force that causes rotation?

Back

Torque

Front

What is the gear that does not drive any other gear but is used to change the direction of motion?

Back

Idler Gear

Front

What is the term for the output of a system?

Back

Output

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is the relationship between input and output in a mechanical system?

Back

The input is transformed into output through the system's processes.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

What is a simple gear train?

Back

A system of gears that work together to transmit motion and force.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2