Robotics Worksheet: Gears – Speed or Strength

Robotics lesson 13: Gears: speed or strength · Set 951 · 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.⚙️ 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
2. 2.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is weaker”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
3. 3.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear turns a 20-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) at the same speed (c) faster
5. 5.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚙️ 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
7. 7.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚙️ 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
9. 9.⚙️ 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 big driver gear (b) a small driver gear
10. 10.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) slower but stronger (b) at the same speed (c) not at all (d) faster but weaker
11. 11.⚙️ What are the bumps round the edge of a gear called? (a) spokes (b) teeth (c) pins (d) tyres
12. 12.⚙️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚙️ 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
15. 15.⚙️ 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
16. 16.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
17. 17.⚙️ A 40-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) faster (c) slower
18. 18.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) slower (c) at the same speed
19. 19.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
20. 20.⚙️ A 40-tooth driver gear turns a 36-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) slower (c) at the same speed
21. 21.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚙️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) idler gear (b) tyre (c) driven gear (d) driver gear
25. 25.⚙️ 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
26. 26.⚙️ A 16-tooth driver gear turns a 16-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) faster (c) at the same speed
27. 27.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) they do not turn (b) one up, one down (c) the same direction (d) in opposite directions
28. 28.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) at the same speed (c) slower
29. 29.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is stronger”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
30. 30.⚙️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “the output turns faster” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a fast fan”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
33. 33.True or false: “good for lifting loads” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns faster”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
36. 36.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns a 20-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) faster (c) at the same speed
37. 37.True or false: “the output turns faster” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns slower”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
39. 39.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a racing toy”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
40. 40.⚙️ A 10-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

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