LABORATORY 7

GEARS THEORY AND CALCULATIONS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Select the best answer from each of the following questions. On the answer sheet provided, shade the
box that corresponds to your choice. Strictly no erasures allowed.

1. A helical gear of 10 inches pitch diameter has a helix angle of 30 o, and there are 30 teeth. Find the
value of the normal circular pitch.
a) 0.9069 inch/tooth b) 0.6909 inch/tooth c) 0.6096 inch/tooth d) 0.9906 inch/tooth

2. A parallel helical gear set was a 17-tooth pinion driving a 34-tooth gear. The pinion has a right-hand
helix angle of 30o, a normal pressure angle of 20 o, and a normal diametral pitch of 5 teeth/in. Find
the axial circular pitches.
a) 1.2566 inches/tooth b) 1.6625 inches/tooth c) 1.6526 inches/tooth d) 1.6256 inches/tooth

3. A parallel helical gear-set of 19-tooth pinion is driving a 57-tooth gear. The pinion has a left-hand
helix of 20o, a normal pressure angle of 14.5o, and a normal diametral pitch of 10 teeth/inch. If the
pinion is rotating at 1800 rpm and transmitting 50 Hp, determine the tangential load acting on the
gear tooth..
a) 1690.33 lb b) 1960.33 lb c) 1906.33 lb d) 1933.06 lb

4. How do you call the circle on a gear that corresponds to the contact surface of the friction wheel?
a) Addendum circle b) Root circle c) Pitch circle d) Base circle

5. These are gears with teeth formed on conical surfaces and are used mostly for transmitting motion
between intersecting shafts. How do you call these gears?
a) Spur gears b) Helical gears c) Bevel gears d) Worm gearings

6. A bearing that primarily guides the motion of a machine member without specific regard to the
direction of load application.
a) Journal bearing b) Clearance bearing c) Guide bearing d) Thrust bearing

7. A double-threaded right-handed worm gear transmits 15 Hp at 1150 rpm. The pitch of the worm is
0.75 inch and the pitch diameter of 3 inches. The pressure angle is 14.5 o and the coefficient of
friction is 0.12. Determine the tangential force on gear.
a) 1987.69 lb b) 1897.96 lb c) 1967.89 lb d) 1796.97 lb

8. A double-threaded worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 20 teeth and a pitch
diameter of 5 inches. Find the value of helix angle.
a) 85.04 oC b) 84.50 oC c) 80.54 oC d) 85.40 oC

9. A triple-threaded worm has a lead angle of 17 o and a pitch diameter of 2.25 inches. Find the center
distance when the worm is mated with a wheel of 48 teeth.
a) 6.63 inches b) 3.66 inches c) 6.36 inches d) 7.63 inches

10. A 20o involute spur gear has a tooth whole depth of 16.95 mm, a tooth thickness of 13.2 mm, and a
pitch of 3. Determine the circular pitch of the gear.
a) 26.6 mm b) 16.6 mm c) 25.6 mm d) 24.6 mm
11. A parallel helical gear-set consists of a 19-tooth pinion driving a 57-teeth gear. The pinion has a left-
hand helix angle of 20o, a normal pressure angle of 14½o, and a normal diametal pitch of 10
teeth/inch. If the pinion is to transmit 50 Hp at a speed of 1750 rpm. Determine the center distance
of the two gears.
a) 2.02 inches b) 6.06 inches c) 4.04 inches d) 2.06 inches

12. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 42-
tooth gear. The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane. Find the pitch angle of the
pinion.
a) 18.4o b) 20o c) 14.5o d) 20.5o

13. A triple-thread worm has a lead angle of 17 o and a pitch diameter of 2.2802 inches. Find the center
distance when the worm is mated with a wheel of 48 teeth.
a) 6.72 inches b) 7.26 inches c) 6.27 inches d) 7.62 inches

14. A double-thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 20 teeth and a pitch
diameter of 5 inches. Find the gear helix angle.
a) 4.69o b) 9.46o c) 6.49o d) 6.94o

15. A 36-tooth pinion turning at 300 rpm drives 120-tooth gear of 14.5 o involute full depth pressure
angle. Determine the rpm of the driven gear.
a) 60 rpm b) 45 rpm c) 75 rpm d) 90 rpm

16. What is the minimum clearance allowed for meshing spur gears with diametral pitch of 20? The spur
gear has 25 teeth.
a) 0.00785 inch b) 0.00758 inch c) 0.00857 inch d) 0.00758 inch

17. This minimum distance is measured between the non-driving side of a tooth and the adjacent side
of the mating tooth. It is the amount by which the width of a tooth space exceeds the thickness of
the engaging tooth measured on the pitch circle. What is this distance?
a) Circular pitch b) Whole depth c) Backlash d) Space width

18. It is an arc of the pitch circle of a spur gear through which a tooth travels from the point of contact
with the mating tooth to the pitch point. What is this arc?
a) Arc of action b) Arc of approach c) Arc of recess d) Involute curve

19. A 36-tooth pinion turning at 300 rpm drives 120-tooth gear of 14.5 o involute full depth pressure
angle. Determine the rpm of the driven gear.
a) 60 rpm b) 45 rpm c) 75 rpm d) 90 rpm

20. If two parallel shafts are connected by cylinders in pure rolling contact and turning in the same
direction, and having a speed ratio of 2.75, what is the Center distance of the two shafts assuming
that the diameter of the smaller cylinder is 22 cm?
a) 18.25 cm b) 19.25 cm c) 20.25 cm d) 17.25 cm

21. A triple-thread worm has a lead angle of 17o and a pitch diameter of 2.2802 inches. Find the center
distance when the worm is mated with a wheel of 48 teeth.
a) 6.72 inches b) 7.26 inches c) 6.27 inches d) 7.62 inches

22. A double-thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 20 teeth and a pitch
diameter of 5 inches. Find the gear helix angle.
 a) 4.69o b) 9.46o c) 6.49o d) 6.94o

23. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 42-
tooth gear. The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane. Find the pitch angle of the
pinion.
a) 18.4o b) 20o c) 14.5o d) 20.5o

24. A parallel helical gear-set consists of a 19-tooth pinion driving a 57-teeth gear. The pinion has a left-
hand helix angle of 20o, a normal pressure angle of 14½o, and a normal diametal pitch of 10
teeth/inch. If the pinion is to transmit 50 Hp at a speed of 1750 rpm. Determine the center distance
of the two gears.
a) 2.02 inches b) 6.06 inches c) 4.04 inches d) 2.06 inches

25. A 20o involute spur gear has a tooth whole depth of 16.95 mm, a tooth thickness of 13.2 mm, and a
pitch of 3. Determine the circular pitch of the gear.
a) 26.6 mm b) 16.6 mm c) 25.6 mm d) 24.6 mm

26. What is the ability of the material to absorb energy up to fracture?

a) Toughness b) Rigidity c) Resilience d) Stiffness

27. What is the opposite of clearance, for mating cylindrical parts in which the internal member is larger
than the external member?
a) Clearance b) Allowance c) Tolerance d) Interference

28. What is the minimum stated clearance or the maximum stated interference for mating parts?
a) Clearance b) Allowance c) Tolerance d) Interference

29. How do you call the property of a material that measures the degree of plastic deformation
sustained at fracture?
a) Toughness b) Stiffness c) Ductility d) Brittleness

30. It is the circle on gear that corresponds to the contact surface of the friction wheel. How do you call
this circle?
a) Pitch circle b) Addendum circle c) Base circle d) Dedendum circle

31. It is the circle drawn through the top of the gear tooth; its center is at the gear center. What is this
circle?
a) Pitch circle b) Addendum circle c) Base circle d) Dedendum circle

32. What is the radial distance from the pitch circle to the addendum circle of a spur gear?
a) Addendum b) Dedendum c) Clearance d) Space width

33. This circle is drawn through the bottom of the gear tooth; its center is at the gear center. What do
you call this circle?
a) Pitch circle b) Addendum circle c) Base circle d) Dedendum circle

34. The largest circle centered at the gear center, which is not penetrated by the teeth of the mating
gear. It is a circle tangent to the addendum circle of the mating gear. What is this circle?
a) Pitch circle b) Addendum circle c) Clearance circle d) Dedendum circle
35. This radial distance of a gear is measured from the clearance circle to the root circle, and is the
difference between the dedendum of one gear and addendum of the mating gear. What is this radial
distance?
a) Addendum b) Dedendum c) Clearance d) Space width

36. This radial distance in a gear is measured between the addendum and dedendum circle, snd is the
sum of the addendum and the dedendum? How do you call this distance?
a) Addendum b) Whole depth c) Working depth d) Space width

37. This minimum distance is measured between the non-driving side of a tooth and the adjacent side of
the mating tooth. It is the amount by which the width of a tooth space exceeds the thickness of the
engaging tooth measured on the pitch circle. What is this distance?
a) Circular pitch b) Whole depth c) Backlash d) Space width

38. It is an arc of the pitch circle of a spur gear through which a tooth travels from the first point of
contact with the mating tooth to the point where the contact ceases. What is this arc?
a) Arc of action b) Arc of approach c) Tooth profile d) Involute curve

39. It is an arc of the pitch circle of a spur gear through which a tooth travels from the point of contact
with the mating tooth to the pitch point. What is this arc?
a) Arc of action b) Arc of approach c) Arc of recess d) Involute curve

40. What is an arc of the pitch circle of a spur gear through which a tooth travels from its contact with
the mating tooth at the pitch point where the contact ceases?
a) Arc of action b) Arc of approach c) Arc of recess d) Involute curve

41. What is the angle between the line drawn from the pitch point perpendicular to the line of centers
and the line drawn from the pitch point to the point where a pair of teeth of gears is in contact?
a) Pressure angle b) Helix angle c) Lead angle d) Angle of approach

42. How do you call the circle from which an involute tooth of a spur gear is generated or developed?
a) Pitch circle b) Addendum circle c) Base circle d) Dedendum circle

43. What do you call an angle in the base cylinder of an involute spur gear that the tooth makes with the
gear axis?
a) Pressure angle b) Base helix angle c) Lead angle d) Angle of approach

44. What is the pitch on the base circle or along the line of action of an involute spur gear?.
a) Axial base pitch of an involute gear b) Normal pitch of an involute gear

c) Angle of approach of an involute gear d) Base pitch of an involute gear

45. This is the distance between the parallel axes of spur gears or parallel helical gears, or the distance
between the crossed axes of helical gears and worm gears. It can be defined also as the distance
between the centers of pitch circles. What is this distance?
a) Addendum b) Center distance c) Clearance d) Space width

46. This is the width of the tooth measured along the pitch circle. How do you call this tooth width of a
gear?
a) Circular thickness b) Chordal thickness c) Tooth space d) Face width
47. The tooth width measured along the chord at the pitch circle is known as:
a) Circular thickness b) Chordal thickness c) Tooth space d) Face width

48. The space between teeth measured along the pitch circle is called:
a) Circular thickness b) Chordal thickness c) Tooth space d) Face width

49. The length of teeth in an axial direction is called as:

a) Circular thickness b) Chordal thickness c) Tooth space d) Face width

50. The surface of the tooth between the pitch cylinder and the addendum cylinder is said to be:
a) Tooth face b) Chordal thickness c) Tooth space d) Face width

51. The surface of the tooth between the pitch and root cylinders is said to be:
a) Circular thickness b) Tooth flank c) Tooth space d) Face width

52. The surface of the top of the tooth of a gear is known as:
a) Tooth top land b) Tooth bottom land c) Tooth space d) Face width

53. The surface of the bottom of the tooth space is said to be:
a) Circular thickness b) Chordal thickness c) Tooth space d) Tooth bottom land

54. It is the number of teeth per inch of the pitch diameter. This is also a number or parameter used to
determine the sizes of gears in the English system.
a) Circular thickness b) Diametral pitch c) Circular pitch d) Module

55. The ratio of the pitch diameter to the number of teeth; it is a number used to determine and specify
gear sizes in the metric system.
a) Circular thickness b) Diametral pitch c) Circular pitch d) Module

56. “The shape (profile) of the tooth of a gear must be such that the common normal at the point of
contact between two teeth always passes through a fixed point on the line of centers of the gears.” The
preceding statement is known as:
a) Grashof’s law b) Coriolli’s law c) Klein’s law d) Fundamental law of gearing

57. A curve described by a point on a circle that rolls internally or externally on another circle is said to
be:
a) Arc of action b) Arc of approach c) Involute curve d) Cycloid curve

58. the path generated by a tracing point on a cord as the chord is unwrapped from a cylinder called the
base cylinder
a) Arc of action b) Arc of approach c) Involute curve d) Cycloid curve

59. For two externally meshing gears, which of the following is incorrect?
a) The same direction of rotation b) The same diametral pitch

c) The same circular pitch d) The same addendum

60. For two internally mashing gears, which of the following is incorrect?
a) Opposite directions of rotation b) The same diametral pitch

c) The same circular pitch d) The same addendum

61. A rotating or stationary member, usually of circular cross section much smaller in diameter than its
length, used to transmit motion or power; having mounted on it such power-transmitting elements as
gears, pulleys, belts, chains, cam, flywheels, cranks, sprockets, and rolling-element bearings.
a) Gear b) Flywheel c) Shaft d) Cam

62. A non-rotating member that carries no torque and is used to support rotating wheels, pulleys, and
the like.
a) Spindle b) Axle c) Line shaft d) Counter shaft

63. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 32-
tooth gear. The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane. The pinion is to transmit 1800 rpm
and transmitting 50 hp. Determine the pitch diameters of the gears.
a) 2.33 inches and 5.36 inches b) 3.23 inches and 3.56 inches

c) 5.36 inches and 6.36 inches d) 2.33 inches and 2.33 inches

64. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 32-
tooth gear. The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane. The pinion is to transmit 1800 rpm
and transmitting 50 hp. Determine the tangential load on the pinion tooth.
a) 1502.75 lb b) 1205.75 lb c) 1702.55 lb d) 1575.02 lb

65. In a standard bevel gear, the pinion rotates at 150 rpm, its number of teeth is 14 while the the gear
has 42 teeth, determine the pitch angles of the pinion and the gear.

a) 21.43o and 71.57o b) 18.43o and 71.57o

c) 18.43o and 75.71o d) 21.43o and 75.71o

66. A triple threaded worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch
diameter of 5 inches. Material for both the wheel and the wheel is phosphor bronze. Determine the
helix angle of the gear.
a) 11.31o b) 13.11o c) 11.13o d) 10.13o

67. The geometric shape of bevel gears based on equivalent rolling contact is known as:
a) Pitch cone b) Cone distance c) Face cone d) Root cone

68. The intersection of the elements making up the pitch cone is called as:
a) Pitch cone b) Cone distance c) Apex of pitch cone d) Root cone

69. A slant height of the pitch cone. It is the length of a pitch cone element.
a) Pitch cone b) Cone distance c) Apex of pitch cone d) Root cone

70. The cone formed by the elements passing through the top of the teeth and the apex is known as:
a) Pitch cone b) Cone distance c) Face cone d) Root cone

71. The cone formed by the elements passing through the bottom of the teeth and the apex is said to
be:
a) Pitch cone b) Cone distance c) Apex of pitch cone d) Root cone

72. The angle between an element of the face cone and the axis of the gear is known as:
a) Face angle b) Pitch angle c) Pitch angle d) Root angle

73. The angle between an element of the pitch cone and the axis of the gear is called as:
 a) Face angle b) Pitch angle c) Pitch angle d) Root angle

74. It is the angle between an element of the root cone and the axis of the gear.
a) Face angle b) Pitch angle c) Pitch angle d) Root angle

75. It is the distance from an element on the pitch cone to an element on the face cone, measured on
the outside of the tooth. What is this distance?
a) Face width b) Addendum c) Apex d) Dedendum

76. It is the distance from an element on the pitch cone to an element on the root cone, measured on
the outside of the gear. How do you call this distance?
a) Face width b) Addendum c) Apex d) Dedendum

77. It the angle between an element on the pitch cone and an element on the face cone.
a) Addendum angle b) Dedendum angle c) Pitch angle d) Root angle

78. The angle between an element on the pitch cone and an element on the root cone is known as:
a) Addendum angle b) Dedendum angle c) Pitch angle d) Root angle

79. The pitch diameter measured on the inside of the tooth is said to be:
a) Inside pitch diameter b) Outside pitch diameter

c) Back cone diameter d) Root cone diameter

80. It is the pitch diameter measured on the outside of the tooth.

a) Inside pitch diameter b) Outside pitch diameter

c) Back cone diameter d) Root cone diameter

81. In gearing, this is the ratio of the arc of action to the circular pitch.
a) Speed ratio b) Arc ratio c) Contact ratio d) Gear ratio

82. It is the width of a tooth of a bevel gear. How do you call this?
a) Face width b) Addendum c) Apex d) Dedendum

83. If driving gear rotates Clockwise, driven gear will rotate?

a) Counter Clockwise b) Clockwise

84. A compound gear train consists of at least 3 shafts connected to each other.
a) True b) False
85. A pair of parallel helical gears consist of 15 teeth pinion meshing with a 40 teeth gear. The helix
angle is 22⁰ and normal pressure angle 19⁰. The normal module is taken as 4mm. Calculate the
transverse module.
a) 4.3mm b) 4.1mm c) 3.9mm d) 3.7mm
86. A pair of parallel helical gears consist of 15 teeth pinion meshing with a 40 teeth gear. The helix
angle is 22⁰ and normal pressure angle 19⁰. The normal module is taken as 4mm. Calculate the
transverse pressure angle in degrees.
a) 17.9 b) 20.4 c) 19.6 d) 18.4
87. A pair of parallel helical gears consist of 15 teeth pinion meshing with a 40 teeth gear. The helix
angle is 22⁰ and normal pressure angle 19⁰. The normal module is taken as 4mm. Calculate the axial
pitch.
a) None of the listed b) 34.2mm c) 33.4mm d) 29.6mm
88. A pair of parallel helical gears consist of 15 teeth pinion meshing with a 40 teeth gear. The helix
angle is 22⁰ and normal pressure angle 19⁰. The normal module is taken as 4mm. Calculate the pitch
circle diameter of pinion.
a) 64.7mm b) 52.6mm c) 56.6mm d) 68.8mm
89. The teeth of the helical gears are cut parallel to the shaft axis.
a) True b) False
90. A boat winch has a driver gear of 20 teeth and a driven gear of 160 teeth. What is the gear ratio?
a) 0.125:1 b) 1:8 c) 8:1 d) 16:1