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Mechanical Systems 2
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A mechanical system that uses a liquid under pressure in a close system to raise heavy objects.
Hydraulic lift
Crown & Pinion
Kinect energy
Pitch
2. A small cogwheel that engages or is engaged by a larger cogwheel.
Universal Joint
Transmission
Output
Crown & Pinion
3. Opposite in position - direction - order or effect.
Simple Gear Train
Inverse
Driving gear
Rack & Pinion
4. Energy is transferred from one plan to another - and no energy is changed or converted.
Lead Screw
Transmission
Pneumatic systems
Sprocket
5. A machine used for raising or moving liquids.
Pumps
Winch
Compound pulley
Crown & Pinion
6. A law stating that when pressuer is exerted on on part of a fluid - the same pressure is transmitted unchanged to all parts of the fluid - no matter what the shape of the container holding fluid. EX: water balloon.
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7. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others.
Output work
Mechanism
Ergonomics
Wheel and axle
8. A wheel with a grooved rim to guide a rope or chain that runs along the groove; used to transmit or change direction of force.
Gear
Lever
Transmission
Pulley
9. A secondary or subordinate system that is part if a larger system.
Crank & Slider
Compound pulley
Subsystems
Output work
10. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread.
Pressure
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Worm & Wheel
Reciprocating
11. A common workplace disorder causing numbness and pain in the thumb and first three finger.
Newtons
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Gear
Pascal's law
12. The that has a handle because of a motoe or person turning it.
Driving gear
Ratio
Class 1 lever
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
13. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes reciprocating motion into rotary motion.
Crank & Slider
Sprocket
Drive Gear
Pitch
14. The point of the lever that does not move.
Fulcrum
Newtons
Crown & Pinion
Closed system
15. A pulley supported by attachment to something that does not move - such as a ceiling - wall - or tree.
Newtons
Hydraulic lift
Rack & Pinion
Fixed pulley
16. The force acting perpendicular to a certain surface area.
Output
Newtons
Valve
Pressure
17. A way to measure stuff.
Worm & Wheel
Newtons
Crank & Slider
Gear
18. Work= force x distance
Work
Pressure
Radius
Pulley
19. A joint that allows connected shafts to spin freely while permitting a change in direction.
Output
Gear Ratio
Belt and Pulley
Universal Joint
20. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result.
Energy
Input
Compound pulley
Load
21. A system in which a gas - such as air - transmits a force exerted on gas in an enclosed space.
Mechanical advantage
Pneumatic systems
Pascal's law
Mechanism
22. A machine consisting of a small cylinder - a crank or handle - on a cable. Winch can be used to lift or pull things
Newtons
Winch
Work
Pumps
23. The distance in a strait line from the center of a circle to the circle circumference
Pumps
Ergonomics
Radius
Driving gear
24. A twisting force.
Ratio
Torque
Efficiency
Speed ratio
25. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member.
Lever
Force
Gear Ratio
Universal Joint
26. The gear being turned buy the driver gear
Simple Gear Train
Drive Gear
Driven Gear
Output
27. A back and forth movement.
Class 2 lever
Reciprocating
Pulley
Pitch
28. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance.
Mechanism
Work
Lead Screw
Idler Gear
29. A gear with teeth that fits into the links of a chain.
Sprocket
Class 2 lever
Idler Gear
Kinect energy
30. A combination of fixed and movable pulleys - may be used to list very heavy or awkward loads.
Block and tackle
Driven Gear
Simple Gear Train
Potential energy
31. Measurement for work
Output
Joules
Input
Torque
32. A swing back and forth at a regular rate.
Pressure
Inverse
Energy
Oscillate
33. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts.
Transmission
Valve
Gear
Load
34. A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Driving gear
Lever
Idler Gear
Newtons
35. A rotating gear that meshes with a bar that has gear teeth along its length. Changes rotating motion into linear motion.
Rack & Pinion
Input work
Gear
Lead Screw
36. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide.
Gear
Simple Gear Train
Universal Joint
Crank & Slider
37. A combo of several pulleys working together.
Compound pulley
Kinect energy
Pulley
Rotary Motion
38. The science of designing gone or work environments that best suit the human body in it various dimensions.
Block and tackle
Cam & Follower
Wheel and axle
Ergonomics
39. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw.
Mechanical advantage
Belt and Pulley
Force
Pitch
40. The work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance
Output work
Newtons
Efficiency
Pressure
41. The ability to do work.
Energy
Bevel Gear
Pneumatic systems
Potential energy
42. Stored energy
Rotary Motion
Potential energy
Work
Gear
43. A threaded shaft used to convert rotary movement to linear movement.
Lead Screw
Driving gear
Input
Linear Motion
44. The ratio of the force produced by a machine or system (the load) to the force applied to the machine or system.
Ergonomics
Idler Gear
Gear Ratio
Mechanical advantage
45. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts.
Belt and Pulley
Mechanical advantage
Block and tackle
Bevel Gear
46. A push or pull on an object.
Pitch
Force
Kinect energy
Lead Screw
47. The energy of motion.
Kinect energy
Sprocket
Force
Pitch
48. A system having a boundary that separates it from it surroundings.
Bevel Gear
Closed system
Belt and Pulley
Force
49. A pear- shaped disk with an off- center pivot point - used to change rotating motion into reciprocating motion.
Simple Gear Train
Crown & Pinion
Cam & Follower
Potential energy
50. A lever in which the effort is applied between the fulcrum and the load.
Linear Motion
Class 3 lever
Pascal's law
Pneumatic systems