Robotics Worksheet: Gears – Speed or Strength

Robotics lesson 13: Gears: speed or strength · Set 224 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Trade speed for strength): Meshed gears turn opposite ways; in a row, odd-numbered gears turn like gear 1. Small drives big: slower, stronger. Big drives small: faster, weaker. The gear with fewer teeth turns faster. Open belt: same direction. Crossed belt: opposite direction.

1. 1.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is weaker”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
2. 2.⚙️ A 16-tooth driver gear turns a 15-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) faster (c) slower
3. 3.⚙️ 5 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 5 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
4. 4.True or false: “good for a fast fan” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) in opposite directions (b) one up, one down (c) the same direction (d) they do not turn
6. 6.⚙️ 3 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 3 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
7. 7.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚙️ A robot arm must lift a heavy load slowly. The motor’s driver gear meshes with a big gear. What kind of driver gear works best? (a) a small driver gear (b) a big driver gear
9. 9.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns slower”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
10. 10.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) faster (c) slower
11. 11.⚙️ A 40-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) slower (c) faster
12. 12.⚙️ What are the bumps round the edge of a gear called? (a) teeth (b) pins (c) spokes (d) tyres
13. 13.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a slow crane”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
14. 14.⚙️ A robot fan must spin very fast. The motor’s driver gear meshes with a small gear. What kind of driver gear works best? (a) a small driver gear (b) a big driver gear
15. 15.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) driven gear (b) driver gear (c) tyre (d) idler gear
16. 16.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) faster but weaker (b) not at all (c) slower but stronger (d) at the same speed
17. 17.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚙️ 6 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 6 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
20. 20.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a fast fan”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
21. 21.True or false: “good for a slow crane” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚙️ 4 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 4 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
23. 23.⚙️ A 36-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) at the same speed (c) slower
24. 24.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “good for a slow crane” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
27. 27.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is stronger”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
28. 28.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear turns a 40-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) at the same speed (c) faster
29. 29.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “good for a fast fan” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “good for lifting loads” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚙️ 2 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 2 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
33. 33.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
34. 34.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) faster (c) slower
36. 36.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) slower but stronger (b) at the same speed (c) faster and weaker (d) not at all
37. 37.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
38. 38.⚙️ 2 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 2 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
39. 39.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a racing toy”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
40. 40.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small

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