Mechanical Systems

2. The gear receiving power from another gear is the _______ gear.
5. Tools that use a pivot point called a fulcrum.
8. States that pressure applied to a fluid in a closed container is transmitted equally in all directions is _________ law.
9. Systems composed of several simple machines working together are ______ machines.
10. The product of force applied and the distance moved.
12. The fixed point around which a lever pivots.
14. Fasteners that convert rotational motion into linear motion.
15. Uses fluids to generate, control, and transmit power.
16. Measure of how well a machine converts input energy into useful output energy.
17. Simple machines with sloping surfaces that reduce force needed.

1. Gears that decrease speed and increase torque are _________ gears.
3. Simple machines that use grooved wheels and ropes to lift objects.
4. A flat surface set at an angle, used to raise or lower objects and improve the mechanical advantage is an _________ plane.
6. Ratio of the speed of the driving member to that of the driven member in a machine.
7. Circular toothed wheels that transmit motion and force.
11. Independent systems within a larger mechanical or engineering system.
13. Ratio of output force to input force in a machine.