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Gear Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which component first generates the turning motion?

a)

The Wires

b)

The Motor

c)

The Fan Blades

d)

The Axle

2.

What is the mechanical advantage of this gear ratio?

a)

Power/Torque Advantage

b)

Speed/rpm Advantage

c)

no Mechanical Advantage

3.

A 12 Tooth input gear (connected to the motor) is connected to a 36 tooth Output gear. What is the gear ratio and mechanical advantage?

a)

3: 1 Power/Torque Advantage

b)

3: 1 Speed/rpm Advantage

c)

no Mechanical Advantage

4.

When speed increases, what happens to the value of Power/torque?

a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays constant
5.

What is the function of the smaller or "idle" 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.

6.

What's the ratio?

a)

1:1

b)

84 : 60

c)

60 : 36

7.

# of teeth output gear = 30

# of teeth input gear = 60

What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?

a)

1 : 2

b)

30 : 60

c)

2 : 1

d)

60 : 30

8.

# of teeth input gear = 25

# of teeth output gear = 75

What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?

a)

3 : 1

b)

1 : 3

c)

25 : 75

d)

75 : 25

9.

# of teeth input gear = 20

# of teeth output gear = 80

What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?

a)

80 : 20

b)

1 : 4

c)

4 : 1

d)

20 : 80

10.

If the pink gear is the input gear and the blue gear is the output gear, what will happen with speed and power/torque?

a)

increase speed, decrease power/torque

b)

decrease speed, increase power/torque

c)

speed & power/torque remain constant

d)

No mechanical advantage

11.

When speed increases, what happens to the value of power/torque?

a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays constant
d)

No mechanical advantage

12.

Making a _________________change is one of the easiest ways to change mechanical advantage in a mechanism or system to achieve the desired speed or power/torque?

a)

gear teeth

b)

Gear Ratio

c)

drastic

d)

position

13.

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

14.

The __________ Gear causes motion

a)

Driven

b)

Driving

c)

Smallest

d)

Biggest

15.

The rpm (revolutions per minute) or speed of the bigger gear is always ______ than the rpm/speed of the smaller gear.

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

more

d)

equal

16.

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

17.

A robot makes work?

a)

Harder

b)

Easier

c)

Complicated

d)

Unsafe

18.

# 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

19.
Examine the image of the gear combination and determine the end ratio.  Express this ratio as a single number. 
gear tooth # = 12 and 36 and 60
a)
8
b)
2
c)
15
d)
120
20.
Examine the image of the gear combination and determine the end ratio.  Express this ratio as a single number. 
Gears shown are 12T, 24T, 60T, 84T
a)
14
b)
24
c)
70
d)
84
21.
If the RPM of the gear on the right is 50, what will be the RPM of the gear on the far left?
24T, 12T, 60T, 84T gears shown.
a)
3500 RPM
b)
700 RPM
c)
3.6 RPM
d)
0.71 RPM
22.

Mechanical advantage for gears involves a tradeoff between:

a)

Weight and Torque

b)

Speed and Distance

c)

Weight and Speed

d)

Torque and Speed

23.

The gears in this arrangement form a:

a)

Sequential Variables

b)

Gear Pack

c)

Gear Train

d)

Transmittal Interconnections

24.

When a gear turns another gear that is the same size, they turn the___________, and in the ___________.

a)

same amount, opposite direction

b)

same amount, same direction

c)

different amount, opposite direction

d)

different amount, same direction

25.
A gear ratio is defined as which of the following?
a)
Teeth of gear : teeth of gear
b)
gear shape : gear shape
c)
Speed : torque