Mechanical Comprehension Gears Flash Card Set 629255

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Gear Ratio

The mechanical advantage (amount of change in speed or torque) of connected gears is proportional to the number of teeth each gear has. Called gear ratio, it's the ratio of the number of teeth on the larger gear to the number of teeth on the smaller gear. For example, a gear with 12 teeth connected to a gear with 9 teeth would have a gear ratio of 4:3.

number of teeth

The mechanical advantage of connected gears is proportional to the __________ each gear has.