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Technology
Technology(Mechanisms;Gears)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a gear? | A wheel with teeth on its outer edge |
| What are gears used for? | To create speed and to transfer motion from one shaft to another |
| What is one gear on it own,known as? | A spur gear |
| What are two gears meshing known as? | A compound gear train |
| What is the gear connected to the motor known as? | The driver |
| What is the gear connected to the driver known as? | The driven |
| What direction do two meshing gears rotate in? | Opposite directions |
| If a third wheel were to be added to a gear train,what would it be known as? | An idler gear, or an intermediate gear |
| What direction would the idler gear go in? | The same direction as the driver |
| What output do you get when you put a smaller driver to a lager driven? | A slower output |
| What output do you get when you put a larger driver to a smaller driven? | A faster output |
| How do you calculate the gear ratio? | Driver over driven |
| What is a worm and worm wheel? | A way of transferring motion through 90 degrees |
| What is a rack and pinion? | Gears used to transfer rotary motion into linear motion |
| What are bevel gears? | Types of gears used to transfer motion through 90 degrees |
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