Exam 36: Ratchet Wheels

Ratchet wheels can be designed to transmit motion in one direction only.

Ratchet wheels are used to transform reciprocating motion into ____________________ motion.

Ratchet wheels are designed to transmit motion in either direction.

The balancing point on a lever is called the ____________________.

The mechanical advantage of two gears, one having 36 teeth and the other having 18 teeth is ____.

When a ratchet wheel and pawl are designed, the center of the wheel, the attachment point on the pawl, and the point of the wheel tooth should fall on a common ____________________.

The mechanical advantage of gears can be determined by calculating the ratio between the number of teeth on the gears or the ratio between the ____.

Using a lever, a light weight can lift a heavier weight, but in the process, the larger weight must travel farther than the smaller weight.

The abbreviation for square is ____________________.

The smaller of two spur gears in mesh is called the ____.

Mechanical advantage occurs when a weight in one place lifts a heavier weight in another place.

The abbreviation for GAUGE is ____.