Gear Up
Spring Has Sprung
The Fasteners and the Furious
Its Simple Really
Its Not Rocket Surgery
Survey Says
400
The type of gear pictured here
What is bevel gear?
400
The type of spring featured here
What is a compression spring?
400
This is the diameter of the shank of an M8 machine screw
What is 8mm?
400
Simple machines are used to help improve this, the technical term for making work easier
What is mechanical advantage?
400
The force responsible for getting a rocket off of the launchpad
What is thrust?
400
These are typically used when performing land survey work to mark boundaries, future building locations, and other important worksite features
What are stakes?
800
The type of gear system pictured here
What is rack and pinion?
800
The type of spring pictured here
What is an extension spring?
800
The drive type of the machine screw pictured here
What is phillips?
800
The claw of a hammer is an example of this type of simple machine
What is a lever?
800
This force works to oppose the effects of gravity
What is lift?
800
The device pictured here
What is a total station?
1200
The term used to describe multiple gears working together
What is a gear train?
1200
The type of spring pictured here
What is a torsion spring?
1200
The type of fastener
pictured here
What is an eye bolt?
1200
This device utilizes multiple pulleys that share a common shaft in order to create a more compact pulley system
What is block and tackle?
1200
When it comes to flight, air resistance is the largest contributor to this force
What is drag?
1200
Site survey work is a big part of this field of engineering
What is civil engineering?
1600
The name of the gear that is doing work, but is not directly connected to the drive system
What is driven gear or follower gear?
1600
This type of spring stores potential energy when the opposing ends are squeezed toward one another
What is a compression spring?
1600
These types of fasteners have a plastic ring incorporated into their design to prevent them from vibrating loose once fastened
What are nylon locknuts?
1600
A screw is a variation of this type of simple machine
What is an inclined plane?
1600
This force constantly pulls objects towards the center of the earth
What is gravity?
1600
This area of mathematics focuses on the relationship of the angles and sides of triangles and is often used in survey work to verify measurements
What is trigonometry?
2000
When a gear is used to drive a chain it is referred to as this
What is a sprocket?
2000
This type of spring stores potential energy when it is twisted about its axis
What is a torsion spring?
2000
The name of the fastener pictured here
What is a toggle bolt?
2000
The term used to describe multiple simple machines working together
What is a compound machine?
2000
This is the technical term for a rockets peak altitude
What is apogee?
2000
It is critical to ensure that a total station is this, before taking any readings or measurements
What is level?