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Mechanical Gears

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When a big gear turns a small one - the output provides more... but less... than the input.






2. For a crown and pinion - _______ is reversible






3. For a pulley and belt - is the speed increased - decreased - or constant?






4. For a cam and follower - the ______ of travel is reversible






5. For a crown and pinion - the direction of ____ is reversible






6. For a simple gear with idler - predict what the direction of travel would be between the input and output gears if the idler gear is eliminated from the mechanism.






7. For a lead screw - which is increased in the output? force or speed?






8. For a pulley and belt - is the flow of power is...






9. For a rack and pinion - the ___________ is reversible






10. For a pulley and belt - the input shaft turn in the _____ direction as the output shaft






11. For a crank and - if the diameter of the crank gear were increased - would the slider move a shorter or longer distance?






12. For a simple gear with idler - is the torque increased - decreased - or constant?






13. Gear ratio formula






14. Which of the following mechanisms moved more quickly - the lead screw or the rack and pinion? consider the gear ratio. which mechanism moved the farthest with one turn of the crank handle?






15. For a lead screw - what is the type of output movement?






16. For a worm and wheel - the flow of power is...






17. For a __________- the flow of power is not reversible






18. For a rack and pinion - what is the type of input movement?






19. For a cam and follower - what is the type of output movement?






20. For a worm and wheel - the direction of travel is...






21. For a pulley and belt - the input shaft does not turn in the same direction as the output shaft if the belt...






22. For a simple gear with idler - the ______ is reversible






23. For a universal joint - is the speed increased - decreased - or constant?






24. For a _____ gear assembly - the flow of power is reversible






25. For a rack and pinion - the flow of power is...






26. For a crank and slider - the input to this system is what type of motion?






27. In the pulley and belt mechanism - you held onto the output of the mechanism and tried to stop movement to test for the mechanism's...






28. For a worm and wheel - is the speed increased - decreased - or constant?






29. For a crown and pinion - what is the angle of the input shaft compared to the output shaft?






30. For a pulley and belt - what is the input to output ratio?






31. For a bevel gear assembly - what is the angle of the input shaft compared to the output shaft?






32. For a crown and pinion - is the torque increased - decreased - or constant?






33. For a simple gear with idler - the position of the ________ compared to the output shaft is parallel.






34. For a pulley and belt - what is the position of the input shaft compared to the output shaft?






35. For a simple gear with idler - what is the gear ratio?






36. For a crank and slider - the flow of power...






37. For a crown and pinion - is the speed increased - decreased - or constant?






38. For a lead screw - is the direction of travel...






39. For a simple gear with idler - compare the direction of travel between input and output gears.






40. For a worm and wheel - is the torque increased - decreased - or constant?






41. For a worm and wheel - what is the gear ratio?






42. For rack and pinion - if the diameter of the pinion gear were increased - would the rack move a shorter or longer distance?






43. For a universal joint - what is the speed ratio of the input shaft to the output shaft?






44. For a bevel gear assembly - is the speed increased - decreased - or constant?






45. For a crank and slider - the output of this system is what type of motion?






46. In a mechanism - when the input goes from a small gear to an output which is a larger gear - the speed will... When this happens - the amount of torque will....






47. For a universal joint - the torque...






48. For a lead screw - what is the type of input movement?






49. For a crown and pinion - what is the gear ratio?






50. For a cam and follower - what is the type of input movement?