Gears

Simple machine that transfers motion from one part of the machine to another

• Inclined Plane
• Gears
• Pulley
• All of them

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MOST gears are

• Wheels
• Cylinders
• Both, wheels & cylinders
• I don't know

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BIG gears are used for

• More turning power (torque)
• More rotational speed

LITTLE gears are used for

• More turning power (torque)
• More rotational speed

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Engineers often pair little gears with big gears to 

• Increase speed
• Increase torque

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The larger the radius, the ______ force a turning wheel has

• MORE
• LESS

Gears spin in 

• Opposite direction
• Same direction

What is the gear ratio of a gear train with a big gear of 48 teeth and a little gear of 12 teeth?

• 1:4
• 1:3

What does a 1:6 gear ratio mean?

• It means the small gear has to turn 6 times to turn the big gear once.
• It means the big gear has to turn 6 times to turn the small gear once. 

Which of the following DOES NOT use gears?

• iPhone

• Car

• Train

• Clock