Robotics Worksheet: Gears – Speed or Strength

Robotics lesson 13: Gears: speed or strength · Set 867 · 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: “good for a racing toy”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
2. 2.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “good for lifting loads” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚙️ What are the bumps round the edge of a gear called? (a) spokes (b) pins (c) teeth (d) tyres
6. 6.⚙️ 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
7. 7.⚙️ 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
8. 8.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) they do not turn (b) in opposite directions (c) one up, one down (d) the same direction
9. 9.⚙️ 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
10. 10.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
11. 11.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a slow crane”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
12. 12.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is weaker”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
13. 13.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns slower”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
15. 15.⚙️ 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
16. 16.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
17. 17.⚙️ 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
18. 18.⚙️ A 16-tooth driver gear turns a 15-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) at the same speed (c) faster
19. 19.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “good for a slow crane” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚙️ 3 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns clockwise. Which way does gear 3 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
22. 22.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
23. 23.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
24. 24.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns a 10-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) slower (c) faster
25. 25.⚙️ 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
26. 26.⚙️ 5 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 5 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
27. 27.⚙️ An 8-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
28. 28.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) not at all (b) slower but stronger (c) at the same speed (d) faster and weaker
29. 29.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “the output turns faster” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) slower but stronger (b) at the same speed (c) faster but weaker (d) not at all
32. 32.⚙️ 3 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 3 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
33. 33.⚙️ A 15-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) slower (c) faster
34. 34.⚙️ 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
35. 35.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) driven gear (b) idler gear (c) driver gear (d) tyre
36. 36.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚙️ 6 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 6 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
38. 38.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns faster”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
39. 39.⚙️ 7 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 7 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
40. 40.⚙️ 4 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 4 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise

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