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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. A way to measure stuff.
Newtons
Energy
Compound pulley
Efficiency
2. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others.
Winch
Gear
Mechanism
Work
3. A lever in which the effort is applied between the fulcrum and the load.
Lever
Wheel and axle
Class 3 lever
Fixed pulley
4. Opposite in position - direction - order or effect.
Lead Screw
Fulcrum
Inverse
Cam & Follower
5. A combo of several pulleys working together.
Compound pulley
Output
Bevel Gear
Pumps
6. The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear.
Driven Gear
Hydraulic lift
Bevel Gear
Fulcrum
7. Acts on a certain area.
Pascal's law
Force
Valve
Driven Gear
8. The work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance
Sprocket
Hydraulic lift
Radius
Output work
9. The results of the operation of any system.
Rotary Motion
Fixed pulley
Force
Output
10. The energy of motion.
Kinect energy
Simple Gear Train
Worm & Wheel
Oscillate
11. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts.
Cam & Follower
Gear
Pneumatic systems
Simple Gear Train
12. A system in which a gas - such as air - transmits a force exerted on gas in an enclosed space.
Load
Kinect energy
Pneumatic systems
Wheel and axle
13. Measurement for work
Linear Motion
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lead Screw
Joules
14. The realtioship between the speed of rotation of a smaller gear and a larger gear = number of driven gear teeth / Number of following gear teeth.
Idler Gear
Speed ratio
Joules
Inverse
15. A common workplace disorder causing numbness and pain in the thumb and first three finger.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Class 3 lever
Radius
Pulley
16. 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.
Output
Output work
Pulley
Pumps
17. A pear- shaped disk with an off- center pivot point - used to change rotating motion into reciprocating motion.
Cam & Follower
Pneumatic systems
Crank & Slider
Reciprocating
18. A swing back and forth at a regular rate.
Load
Pneumatic systems
Oscillate
Mechanical advantage
19. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member.
Gear
Gear Ratio
Block and tackle
Class 1 lever
20. A rotating gear that meshes with a bar that has gear teeth along its length. Changes rotating motion into linear motion.
Rack & Pinion
Gear
Input work
Work
21. A system having a boundary that separates it from it surroundings.
Belt and Pulley
Output
Closed system
Gear
22. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result.
Input
Lead Screw
Worm & Wheel
Fulcrum
23. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and load.
Crown & Pinion
Pitch
Class 1 lever
Cam & Follower
24. The work done on a machine as the input force acts through the input distance
Pitch
Input work
Universal Joint
Class 3 lever
25. The point of the lever that does not move.
Mechanical advantage
Force
Pumps
Fulcrum
26. A threaded shaft used to convert rotary movement to linear movement.
Rotary Motion
Class 2 lever
Lead Screw
Fulcrum
27. The distance in a strait line from the center of a circle to the circle circumference
Output work
Fulcrum
Rack & Pinion
Radius
28. A joint that allows connected shafts to spin freely while permitting a change in direction.
Compound pulley
Simple Gear Train
Universal Joint
Driven Gear
29. A lever in which the load is between the fulcrum and the effort.
Rack & Pinion
Class 2 lever
Force
Rotary Motion
30. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts.
Belt and Pulley
Newtons
Potential energy
Class 1 lever
31. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear.
Gear
Drive Gear
Newtons
Pascal's law
32. A machine used for raising or moving liquids.
Bevel Gear
Crown & Pinion
Pumps
Pressure
33. Circular movement.
Reciprocating
Pitch
Rotary Motion
Belt and Pulley
34. A mechanical system that uses a liquid under pressure in a close system to raise heavy objects.
Hydraulic lift
Ergonomics
Sprocket
Lead Screw
35. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect.
Pascal's law
Work
Bevel Gear
Transmission
36. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
Ratio
Driving gear
Compound pulley
Reciprocating
37. The ratio of the force produced by a machine or system (the load) to the force applied to the machine or system.
Bevel Gear
Reciprocating
Mechanical advantage
Load
38. A machine consisting of a small cylinder - a crank or handle - on a cable. Winch can be used to lift or pull things
Block and tackle
Mechanical advantage
Winch
Linear Motion
39. A pulley supported by attachment to something that does not move - such as a ceiling - wall - or tree.
Worm & Wheel
Cam & Follower
Torque
Fixed pulley
40. Energy is transferred from one plan to another - and no energy is changed or converted.
Belt and Pulley
Gear Ratio
Pneumatic systems
Transmission
41. A machine consisting of a bar that is free to rotate around a fixed point - changing the amount of force that must be exerted to move an object.
Lever
Class 2 lever
Driven Gear
Idler Gear
42. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance.
Output
Class 2 lever
Work
Cam & Follower
43. Movement in a straight line.
Speed ratio
Linear Motion
Output work
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
44. A rotating wheel- like device with teeth around the rim.
Gear
Oscillate
Class 2 lever
Belt and Pulley
45. The force acting perpendicular to a certain surface area.
Output
Simple Gear Train
Pressure
Force
46. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes reciprocating motion into rotary motion.
Pneumatic systems
Input work
Potential energy
Crank & Slider
47. A small cogwheel that engages or is engaged by a larger cogwheel.
Winch
Joules
Crown & Pinion
Hydraulic lift
48. 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.
49. A combination of fixed and movable pulleys - may be used to list very heavy or awkward loads.
Block and tackle
Pulley
Newtons
Cam & Follower
50. The science of designing gone or work environments that best suit the human body in it various dimensions.
Transmission
Ergonomics
Lever
Gear