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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins
When a input gear is larger than a output gear you have.....
Increased Speed
Increased Torque
What is the mechanical advantage of this gear ratio?
1: 3 Torque Advantage
1: 3 Speed Advantage
no Mechanical Advantage
What is the mechanical advantage of 1:5 gear ratio?
Torque Advantage
Speed Advantage
no Mechanical Advantage
If the small gear is input gear, what is happening to the torque?
Increase
Decrease
Remains constant
Not enough information
# of teeth input gear = 60
# of teeth output gear = 36
What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?
36:60
60:36
3:5
5:3
# of teeth input gear = 24
# of teeth output gear = 4
What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?
4:24
1:6
2:12
1:9
# of teeth input gear = 10
# of teeth output gear = 6
What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?
6:10
3:10
10:6
3:5
# of teeth input gear = 6
# of teeth output gear = 48
What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?
1:8
8:1
6:48
What is the best explanation for a gear train with a 7:1 gear ratio?
The input gear turns 1 time for every 7 turns of the output gear.
The input gear turns 7 times for 1 turn of the output gear.
# of teeth input gear = 30
# of teeth output gear = 60
What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?
1:2
3:2
2:1
2:5
# of teeth input gear = 25
# of teeth output gear = 75
What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?
3:1
2:1
3:4
# of teeth input gear = 20
# of teeth output gear = 80
What is the gear ratio (in lowest terms)?
40:10
20:5
4:1
If the pink gear is the input gear and the blue gear is the output gear, what will happen with speed and torque?
increase speed, decrease torque
decrease speed, increase torque
speed & torque remain constant
Which of the following pics shows a simple gear train that will turn the gears at a constant speed/torque?
