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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 pear- shaped disk with an off- center pivot point - used to change rotating motion into reciprocating motion.
Idler Gear
Drive Gear
Cam & Follower
Linear Motion
2. The distance in a strait line from the center of a circle to the circle circumference
Drive Gear
Radius
Ergonomics
Subsystems
3. A machine used for raising or moving liquids.
Speed ratio
Driven Gear
Pumps
Mechanical advantage
4. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
Driven Gear
Class 2 lever
Rotary Motion
Ratio
5. Measurement for work
Torque
Joules
Hydraulic lift
Belt and Pulley
6. A lever in which the load is between the fulcrum and the effort.
Force
Closed system
Class 2 lever
Load
7. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance.
Compound pulley
Transmission
Work
Sprocket
8. A machine consisting of a small cylinder - a crank or handle - on a cable. Winch can be used to lift or pull things
Output work
Winch
Universal Joint
Class 1 lever
9. The weight of an object that is is moved or lifted by a machine - or resistance to movement that a machine must overcome
Load
Pascal's law
Compound pulley
Valve
10. The results of the operation of any system.
Gear
Output
Closed system
Fixed pulley
11. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect.
Bevel Gear
Wheel and axle
Cam & Follower
Oscillate
12. The force acting perpendicular to a certain surface area.
Pressure
Work
Rack & Pinion
Mechanical advantage
13. A twisting force.
Kinect energy
Crank & Slider
Torque
Reciprocating
14. A way to measure stuff.
Torque
Load
Newtons
Transmission
15. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear.
Subsystems
Ergonomics
Drive Gear
Gear Ratio
16. Work= force x distance
Work
Driving gear
Load
Class 2 lever
17. Movement in a straight line.
Driving gear
Pascal's law
Linear Motion
Closed system
18. A system in which a gas - such as air - transmits a force exerted on gas in an enclosed space.
Class 3 lever
Inverse
Force
Pneumatic systems
19. A combo of several pulleys working together.
Newtons
Compound pulley
Kinect energy
Class 3 lever
20. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result.
Potential energy
Input
Radius
Crank & Slider
21. Acts on a certain area.
Radius
Oscillate
Energy
Force
22. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes reciprocating motion into rotary motion.
Work
Crank & Slider
Closed system
Fixed pulley
23. The gear being turned buy the driver gear
Potential energy
Pressure
Joules
Driven Gear
24. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts.
Gear
Force
Crown & Pinion
Driven Gear
25. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide.
Class 1 lever
Simple Gear Train
Ratio
Universal Joint
26. A swing back and forth at a regular rate.
Oscillate
Mechanism
Rack & Pinion
Class 2 lever
27. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread.
Compound pulley
Crown & Pinion
Rotary Motion
Worm & Wheel
28. The work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance
Fulcrum
Lead Screw
Pulley
Output work
29. The ratio of the force produced by a machine or system (the load) to the force applied to the machine or system.
Oscillate
Compound pulley
Mechanical advantage
Cam & Follower
30. 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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31. Stored energy
Bevel Gear
Rack & Pinion
Newtons
Potential energy
32. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member.
Inverse
Lever
Gear Ratio
Wheel and axle
33. The ability to do work.
Energy
Mechanical advantage
Radius
Crown & Pinion
34. 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.
Drive Gear
Pulley
Force
Transmission
35. A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Idler Gear
Pulley
Lead Screw
Bevel Gear
36. A threaded shaft used to convert rotary movement to linear movement.
Lead Screw
Pressure
Pitch
Pascal's law
37. The science of designing gone or work environments that best suit the human body in it various dimensions.
Hydraulic lift
Class 3 lever
Input work
Ergonomics
38. The energy of motion.
Rotary Motion
Mechanical advantage
Input work
Kinect energy
39. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and load.
Reciprocating
Pascal's law
Class 1 lever
Cam & Follower
40. The that has a handle because of a motoe or person turning it.
Crown & Pinion
Simple Gear Train
Driving gear
Newtons
41. The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear.
Driven Gear
Pumps
Output
Transmission
42. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others.
Potential energy
Torque
Mechanism
Input
43. Energy is transferred from one plan to another - and no energy is changed or converted.
Pulley
Gear
Crank & Slider
Transmission
44. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts.
Belt and Pulley
Output work
Reciprocating
Worm & Wheel
45. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw.
Input
Pascal's law
Pitch
Rotary Motion
46. 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.
Driving gear
Driven Gear
Speed ratio
Efficiency
47. A lever in which the effort is applied between the fulcrum and the load.
Fixed pulley
Class 3 lever
Kinect energy
Winch
48. A secondary or subordinate system that is part if a larger system.
Load
Work
Subsystems
Force
49. A joint that allows connected shafts to spin freely while permitting a change in direction.
Crown & Pinion
Driven Gear
Universal Joint
Fixed pulley
50. A device used to regulate the flow of a liquid in a hydraulic system.
Torque
Valve
Kinect energy
Pumps