ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Gears Practice Test 388793 Results

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1

Two gears are connected and the smaller gear drives the larger gear. The speed of rotation will __________ and the torque will __________.

61% Answer Correctly

increase, decrease

decrease, increase

decrease, decrease

increase, increase


Solution

Connected gears of different numbers of teeth are used together to change the rotational speed and torque of the input force. If the smaller gear drives the larger gear, the speed of rotation will be reduced and the torque will increase. If the larger gear drives the smaller gear, the speed of rotation will increase and the torque will be reduced.


2

Gear ratio indicates which of the following about two connected gears?

59% Answer Correctly

efficiency

power conversion

work done

mechanical advantage


Solution

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.


3

The mechanical advantage of connected gears is proportional to which characteristic of the gears?

73% Answer Correctly

circumference

number of teeth

speed

diameter


Solution

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.


4

Connected gears of different numbers of teeth are used together to change which of the following charasteristics of the input force?

66% Answer Correctly

rotational direction

torque

force

energy


Solution

Connected gears of different numbers of teeth are used together to change the rotational speed and torque of the input force. If the smaller gear drives the larger gear, the speed of rotation will be reduced and the torque will increase. If the larger gear drives the smaller gear, the speed of rotation will increase and the torque will be reduced.


5

What's the last gear in a gear train called?

38% Answer Correctly

driven gear

output gear

idler gear

driver gear


Solution

A gear train is two or more gears linked together. Gear trains are designed to increase or reduce the speed or torque outpout of a rotating system or change the direction of its output. The first gear in the chain is called the driver and the last gear in the chain the driven gear with the gears between them called idler gears.