Robotics Worksheet: Gears – Speed or Strength

Robotics lesson 13: Gears: speed or strength · Set 83 · 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.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a slow crane”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
3. 3.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) the same direction (b) they do not turn (c) in opposite directions (d) one up, one down
4. 4.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is stronger”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
5. 5.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
6. 6.⚙️ 6 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 6 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
7. 7.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚙️ 3 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 3 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
10. 10.⚙️ 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
11. 11.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
12. 12.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns faster”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
13. 13.⚙️ 7 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 7 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
14. 14.⚙️ 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 big driver gear (b) a small driver gear
15. 15.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns slower”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
16. 16.⚙️ 4 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 4 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
17. 17.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear turns a 16-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) slower (c) faster
20. 20.⚙️ What are the bumps round the edge of a gear called? (a) teeth (b) spokes (c) pins (d) tyres
21. 21.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a racing toy”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
22. 22.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
23. 23.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) slower but stronger (b) not at all (c) at the same speed (d) faster and weaker
24. 24.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) at the same speed (b) faster but weaker (c) not at all (d) slower but stronger
25. 25.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚙️ 2 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 2 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
27. 27.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “the output turns faster” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “good for lifting loads” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
31. 31.⚙️ 5 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 5 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
32. 32.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is weaker”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
33. 33.⚙️ 4 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 4 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
34. 34.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
35. 35.⚙️ 7 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 7 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
36. 36.True or false: “good for a slow crane” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a fast fan”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
38. 38.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) tyre (b) idler gear (c) driven gear (d) driver gear
39. 39.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚙️ 6 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 6 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise

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