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Gears

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Simple machine that transfers motion from one part of the machine to another
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Gears
c)
Pulley
d)
All of them
2.

Little gears are used for

a)

more rotational speed

b)

decrease speed

c)

decoration

d)

turning the gear at a lower speed

3.

BIG gears are used for

a)

More turning power (torque)

b)

Increase speed

4.

Engineers often pair little gears with big gears to

a)

Increase speed

b)

Increase power (torque)

5.
MOST gears are
a)
Wheels
b)
Cylinders
c)
Both, wheels & cylinders
d)
I don't know
6.
Gears spin in 
a)
Opposite direction
b)
Same direction
7.
The larger the radius, the ______ force a turning wheel has
a)
MORE
b)
LESS
8.

If you were to increase the rotational speed of a fan you would

a)

Use a gear train with progressively SMALLER gears

b)

Use a gear train with progressively BIGGER gears

9.

Which of the following DOES NOT use gears?

a)

MOBILE PHONE

b)

CAR

c)

TRAIN

d)

CLOCK

10.

Which of these use gears?

a)

Car window

b)

Bicycle

c)

Car

d)

ALL of them

11.

What do we call the gear connected to the input power source, such as a motor?

a)

Driven Gear

b)

Bigger Gear

c)

Smaller Gear

d)

Driving Gear

12.

What do we call the gear connected to the output, such as a wheel or mechanism in a system?

a)

Driving Gear

b)

Driven Gear

c)

Bigger Gear

d)

Smaller Gear

13.

_________have NO EFFECT on Gear Ratio or Gear Reduction, regardless of the number of teeth they have.

a)

Idling Gears

b)

Idler Gears

c)

Driven Gears

d)

Driving Gears

14.

All gears in between the driving gear and the driven gear that only transmit power are known as ______

a)

Idler Gears

b)

Trained Gears

c)

Driven Gears

d)

Driving Gears

15.

The __________ Gear causes motion

a)

Driven

b)

Driving

c)

Smallest

d)

Biggest

16.

The idler gear allows the driven and driving gears to rotate in the same _______

a)

speed

b)

way

c)

direction

d)

momentum

17.

The rpm of the bigger gear is always ______ than the rpm of the smaller gear.

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

more

d)

less

18.

When you have a system with a driving gear that is LARGER than the driven gear you will increase Speed and decrease _____

a)

speed

b)

ratio

c)

Momentum

d)

Torque

19.

True or False: Two meshed gears always rotate in opposite directions

a)

True

b)

False

20.

If two gear wheels are mounted on a common shaft then it's a ________ Gear Train.

a)

Common

b)

Compound

c)

Complying

d)

Shafting

21.

_____ are directly driven by a motor

a)

Steering

b)

Driver

c)

Driven

d)

Idler

22.

Wheels with mating teeth can turn each other without ________

a)

slipping

b)

friction

c)

gripping

d)

deteriorating

23.

Which of the following items do not have gears?

a)

A bicycle

b)

A lift

c)

A wooden saw

d)

Wind-up toys

24.

A _______ is a wheel with teeth that meshes with another similar gear that is typically larger or smaller.

a)

gear

b)

tyre

c)

pulley

d)

rack and opinion

25.

The _____ gear doesn't change the gear ratio

a)

driver

b)

driven

c)

idler

d)

spur

26.

If you need to move fast, then

use a smaller _______ gear.

a)

driven

b)

driving

c)

idler

d)

train