Robotics Worksheet: Gears – Speed or Strength

Robotics lesson 13: Gears: speed or strength · Set 968 · 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.⚙️ What are the bumps round the edge of a gear called? (a) tyres (b) spokes (c) pins (d) teeth
2. 2.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a fast fan”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
3. 3.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
4. 4.True or false: “the output turns faster” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚙️ 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
6. 6.⚙️ 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
7. 7.True or false: “good for a fast fan” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “good for a slow crane” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is stronger”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
10. 10.⚙️ A 30-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
11. 11.⚙️ 2 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 2 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
12. 12.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is weaker”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
13. 13.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns faster”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
14. 14.⚙️ 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
15. 15.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a slow crane”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
16. 16.True or false: “the output turns faster” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚙️ A 24-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
18. 18.True or false: “good for lifting loads” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) they do not turn (b) one up, one down (c) in opposite directions (d) the same direction
20. 20.⚙️ 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
21. 21.⚙️ 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
22. 22.⚙️ A 36-tooth driver gear turns a 10-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) slower (c) at the same speed
23. 23.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns slower”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
24. 24.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
25. 25.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) at the same speed (c) faster
26. 26.⚙️ A 20-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
27. 27.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) at the same speed (b) not at all (c) slower but stronger (d) faster but weaker
28. 28.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns a 24-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) slower (c) faster
29. 29.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
30. 30.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) not at all (b) slower but stronger (c) faster and weaker (d) at the same speed
31. 31.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear turns a 16-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) slower (c) at the same speed
33. 33.⚙️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚙️ 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
36. 36.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) slower (c) at the same speed
37. 37.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns a 36-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) at the same speed (c) faster
38. 38.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns a 24-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) at the same speed (b) slower (c) faster
39. 39.⚙️ A 36-tooth driver gear turns a 16-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) slower (c) at the same speed
40. 40.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) driver gear (b) driven gear (c) idler gear (d) tyre

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