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Gear ratios Test

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A gear ratio is defined as which of the following?

a)

Teeth of output gear : teeth of input gear

b)

output gear shape : input gear shape

c)

output Speed : output torque

2.

What is the function of the smaller or "idler" gear?

a)

Makes the output gear turn slower

b)

Makes the output gear turn faster

c)

Makes the larger gears turn in opposite directions.

d)

Makes the larger gears turn in the same direction.

3.
Simplify the ratio of
35 : 14
a)
5 : 2
b)
2 : 5
c)
3 : 1
d)
35: 14
4.

When a input gear is smaller than a output gear you have.....

a)

Increased Speed

b)

Decreased speed

5.

What's the ratio?

a)

1:1

b)

7 : 5

c)

5 : 7

6.
True or false; both speed and torque can increase at the same time.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
not enough information
7.
When gears are the same size they turn the same number of times.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
When gears are equal in size, what is the gear ratio?
a)
1:2
b)
1:3
c)
2:5
d)
1:1
9.

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

10.

Gears locked together on the same shaft will always turn in the same _______ and at the same rpm.

a)

speed

b)

torque

c)

direction

d)

momentum

11.

What is the gear ratio of a gear train with an input (Driving) gear of 48 teeth and an output (Driven) gear with 12 teeth?

a)

1:4

b)

1:3

c)

4:1

d)

3:1

12.

# of teeth input gear = 25

# of teeth output gear = 75

What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?

a)

3:1

b)

2:1

c)

3:4

13.

What does a 1:6 gear ratio mean?

a)

It means the input gear has to turn 1 time to turn the output gear 6 times.

b)

It means the output gear has to turn 1 time to turn the input gear 6 times.