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AR Vocabulary - Sean

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chain

a)
A chain in engineering is a type of mathematical equation used to solve engineering problems.
b)

A connected flexible series of links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads.

c)
A chain in engineering is a type of necklace worn by engineers.
d)
A chain in engineering is a type of restaurant that specializes in fast food.
2.

Energy

a)
The ability of a system to store heat or produce work.
b)
The measure of the force exerted by an object.
c)
The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.
d)

The capacity to do work; the use of mechanisms is necessary to transfer energy.

3.

Direction of travel

a)
The direction in which a machine or vehicle was manufactured
b)
The direction in which a machine or vehicle is parked
c)

If the Input handle can be turned in both directions for at least one full turn, the device has a reversible direction of travel.  If it can only be turned in one direction, it is non-reversible.

d)
The direction in which a force is not acting
4.

Drive Gear

a)
A gear that changes the color of the machine
b)
A gear that plays music in the machine
c)

The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear.

d)
A gear that stops the machine from working
5.

Driven Gear

a)

The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other gear. The output gear.

b)
The driven gear is a gear that is used for steering purposes.
c)
The driven gear is a gear that is not connected to any other gear.
d)
The driven gear is a gear that drives another gear.
6.

Force

a)
Force in engineering is a unit of measurement for distance.
b)
Force in engineering is a type of energy.
c)

A push or pull in a straight line

d)
Force in engineering is a measure of the weight of an object.
7.

Input

a)

Something added to a system, such as resources, in order to achieve a result. 

b)
Data or information entered into a computer or program for storage.
c)
Data or information entered into a computer or program for output.
d)
Data or information entered into a computer or program for display.
8.

Inverse

a)

Opposite in position, direction, order or effect

b)
A process of converting energy into matter
c)
A type of material used in construction
d)
A tool used for measuring angles
9.

Idler Gear

a)
An idler gear is a gear that increases the speed of rotation.
b)
An idler gear is a gear that reverses the direction of rotation.
c)
An idler gear is a gear that transfers rotational motion between two other gears while changing the direction of rotation.
d)

A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction. 

10.

Gear

a)
A gear is a type of clothing worn by athletes.
b)
A gear is a type of food made from ground meat.
c)
A gear is a type of musical instrument.
d)

A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts. 

11.

Gear Ratio

a)
Gear ratio is the distance between gears.
b)
Gear ratio is the speed of the vehicle.
c)

The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member. 

d)
Gear ratio is the weight of the gears.
12.

Mechanical Advantage

a)
The force required to overcome friction in a machine.
b)

The ratio of the force that performs the useful work of a machine to the force that is applied to the machine 

c)
The measure of how efficient a machine is at transferring energy.
d)
The ratio of the input force exerted by a machine to the output force applied to it.
13.

Mechanism

a)
A mechanism is a type of plant
b)
A mechanism is a type of animal
c)

The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others.

d)
A mechanism is a type of rock
14.

Output

a)
The input of a process or operation.
b)

The results of the operation of any system. 

c)
The process or operation itself.
d)
The middle stage of a process or operation.
15.

Meshing

a)
The process of combining multiple geometries into a single mesh.
b)
The process of smoothing out the edges of a geometry.
c)

A term used to describe the proper engagement of teeth between two or more gears in a gear train.

d)
The process of converting a 2D geometry into a 3D mesh.
16.

Rotary

a)

Rotary is a type of motion that moves in a straight line.

b)

Rotary is a term used in engineering to describe a type of motion that oscillates back and forth.

c)

Rotary is a term used in engineering to describe a type of motion that moves in a zigzag pattern.

d)

Rotary is a term used in engineering to describe a type of motion or mechanism that rotates around an axis. (Circular motion)

17.

Ratio

a)

A ratio in engineering is the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other. 

b)
A ratio in engineering is a measurement of time.
c)
A ratio in engineering is a qualitative relationship between two or more quantities.
d)
A ratio in engineering is a unit of measurement.
18.

Power

a)

Power in engineering is the amount of work done in a unit of time.

b)
Power in engineering is the force exerted on an object.
c)
Power in engineering is the ability to control machines and systems.
d)
Power in engineering is the amount of electricity used in a system.
19.

Simple Gear Train

a)
A simple gear train in engineering is a type of bicycle gear system.
b)
A simple gear train in engineering is a type of electrical circuit.
c)
A simple gear train in engineering is a type of hydraulic pump.
d)

A simple gear train in engineering is a combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide. 

20.

Sprocket

a)

Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain. 

b)
Sprocket is a type of fruit.
c)
Sprocket is a type of bird.
d)
The answer is 42.
21.

Torque

a)

A push or pull in a circular direction. A twisting force. 

b)

A measure of the force that can cause an object to change shape.

c)

A measure of the force that can cause an object to accelerate.

d)

A measure of the force that can cause an object to move in a straight line.

22.

Work

a)
Work in engineering is the measure of energy transfer when an object is moved with the same force.
b)

Work in engineering is the application of force that moves an object a certain distance. 

c)
Work in engineering is the measure of energy transfer when an object is moved with a decreasing force.
d)
Work in engineering is the measure of energy transfer when an object is at rest.
23.

The use of mechanisms is necessary to  (a)     energy.